Olestra Does a Helluva Job on Toxic Waste

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(wonder if it works on mold...)

: They say the greatest inventions are discovered by accident, but this is

: truly weird:

:

: WOW! Olestra Does a Helluva Job on Toxic Waste

:

: " The controversial fat substitute that consumer-products giant Procter &

: Gamble once hoped would change the way people eat might, instead, change

the

: way industrial pollutants are cleaned up. P & G has asked that a precursor

of

: its olestra fat substitute be placed on the Environmental Protection

Agency's

: list of industrial chemicals. The new chemical, made by rearranging fatty

: acids, might be used to soak up toxins at Superfund sites, heavily

polluted

: areas designated by the EPA. " Olestra is " used in Fat-Free Pringles and

: Frito-Lay's WOW! chips. Products made with olestra are required to carry a

: label that they might cause abdominal cramping and loose stools. The Food

and

: Drug Administration is currently considering a P & G request to remove that

: label. " Go ahead - just say that olestra works great on toxic waste. Sales

of

: WOW! chips will skyrocket!

: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001-05-31-olestra.htm