Re: Re: Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages

[Guest guest]

I agree. I've heard this stuff for years; but I think if there were any

merit to it there would be warning labels or like you said...it would be

pulled from the market.

W

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sarrah345 wrote:

> Katharina,

>

> I just wanted to comment on your post.

>

> I went to the site and read the table about the softdrinks and other

> beverages and the only Crystal Light flavored mentioned was the

> Sunrise Orange.

>

> Katharina, I think you are unintentionally frightening people,

> because, though you seem so knowledgable about WLS and in so many

> areas, it's scary to read that you can say that " Crystal Light causes

> cancer " !

>

> It scared me for a second, but if it causes cancer, it would be off

> the market and would be pulled from grocery stores across the United

> States.

>

> Sorry, but it's just my opinion....

>

> Hugs,

> Cathy

> a butterfly in training

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

It is my opinion if you feed anything enough, you find that it causes

cancer. Look at the saccharin scare in the late 1970's. If I drank that

many diet soda's in one day, I would have cancer too and it is not really

fair to scare people with stuff like that.

Lin

422-338-250

Lhsh@...

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Saved by the grace of God.

Re: Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other

Beverages

Katharina,

I just wanted to comment on your post.

I went to the site and read the table about the softdrinks and other

beverages and the only Crystal Light flavored mentioned was the

Sunrise Orange.

Katharina, I think you are unintentionally frightening people,

because, though you seem so knowledgable about WLS and in so many

areas, it's scary to read that you can say that " Crystal Light causes

cancer " !

It scared me for a second, but if it causes cancer, it would be off

the market and would be pulled from grocery stores across the United

States.

Sorry, but it's just my opinion....

Hugs,

Cathy

a butterfly in training

>

> http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/benzdata.html

> Just wanted to point out this data from the FDA. It list soft

drinks

> and their concentration of benzene. Benzene is very toxic and

causes

> cancer. Crystal Light is also listed and it is rather high in

benzene.

> For your information Crystal Light is nothing but ascorbic acid

> (Vitamin C), aspartame (sweetener), citric acid for orange or lemon

> flavored mixes, food flavorings, food colors, anti fungal and anti

> microbial agents, and anti caking agents.

> The 3 main ingredients can be found in drug and grocery

> stores. www.lorainnoils.com offers tons of flavorings. Perhaps it

> is time to mix your own. Get water add some vitamin c, splenda,

and

> a few drops of some flavor.

> Katharina

> _________________________________________________________________

> Shop for German things: www.GermanPlaza.com

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[Guest guest]

There is a warning label on foods containing saccarhin that it has caused cancer

in animals. No study to prove it does in adults.

Most diet sodas contain splenda. I think that is better anyway

Jackie in c

Woodard alittleisenough@...> wrote:

I agree. I've heard this stuff for years; but I think if there were

any

merit to it there would be warning labels or like you said...it would be

pulled from the market.

W

380/254/160

sarrah345 wrote:

> Katharina,

>

> I just wanted to comment on your post.

>

> I went to the site and read the table about the softdrinks and other

> beverages and the only Crystal Light flavored mentioned was the

> Sunrise Orange.

>

> Katharina, I think you are unintentionally frightening people,

> because, though you seem so knowledgable about WLS and in so many

> areas, it's scary to read that you can say that " Crystal Light causes

> cancer " !

>

> It scared me for a second, but if it causes cancer, it would be off

> the market and would be pulled from grocery stores across the United

> States.

>

> Sorry, but it's just my opinion....

>

> Hugs,

> Cathy

> a butterfly in training

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

But how much of it do you have to consume? I don't know of anything

that I eat contains saccharin. Aspartame maybe. And splenda.

W

380/254/160

J Tro wrote:

> There is a warning label on foods containing saccarhin that it has caused

cancer in animals. No study to prove it does in adults.

>

> Most diet sodas contain splenda. I think that is better anyway

> Jackie in c

>

[Guest guest]

>sarrah345 wrote:

> > Katharina,

> >

> > I just wanted to comment on your post.

> >

> > I went to the site and read the table about the softdrinks and other

> > beverages and the only Crystal Light flavored mentioned was the

> > Sunrise Orange.

> >

> > Katharina, I think you are unintentionally frightening people,

> > because, though you seem so knowledgable about WLS and in so many

> > areas, it's scary to read that you can say that " Crystal Light causes

> > cancer " !

> >

> > It scared me for a second, but if it causes cancer, it would be off

> > the market and would be pulled from grocery stores across the United

> > States.

> >

> > Sorry, but it's just my opinion....

> >

> > Hugs,

> > Cathy

> > a butterfly in training

> >

The lawsuit is going on now. Many workers in the soft drink plants

that use the 2 ingredients together have come down with cancer. The

problem right now is the question what is dangerous. The levels in

the dry mixed is above the law, yet it is acceptable once mixed with

water. The is just no law really covering it. The link was from the

findings of the government, not just some outsiders. That is the

scarry part for me. Also benzine is something that does not get

discarded by the body, it accumulates. Now is the question how much

is safe over what time period. My suggestion is to stay away from

products that use them, not just Crystal Light. There are so many

wonderful herbal teas and fruit extracts without the sugar. Just mix

them into water and you are way better off. We are going through so

much work of getting the surgery, starting a healthier life, and yet

we poison ourselves with all those chemicals. Let just stop the

insanity. We don't need these overpriced chemicals, because we can

do better without. Quite honest fruit and water should do.

Katharina

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[Guest guest]

What about unsweetened Kool-aid. I open a pack and sprinkle a little in my

water. I don't even add any sweetener. I like it just the way it is.

Judy

Re: Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages

NICE

>

> http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/benzdata.html

> Just wanted to point out this data from the FDA. It list soft

drinks

> and their concentration of benzene. Benzene is very toxic and

causes

> cancer. Crystal Light is also listed and it is rather high in

benzene.

> For your information Crystal Light is nothing but ascorbic acid

> (Vitamin C), aspartame (sweetener), citric acid for orange or

lemon

> flavored mixes, food flavorings, food colors, anti fungal and anti

> microbial agents, and anti caking agents.

> The 3 main ingredients can be found in drug and grocery

> stores. www.lorainnoils.com offers tons of flavorings. Perhaps

it

> is time to mix your own. Get water add some vitamin c, splenda,

and

> a few drops of some flavor.

> Katharina

> __________________________________________________________

> Shop for German things: www.GermanPlaza.com

> German Corner, our main site: www.GermanCorner.com

> Heritage and History Site: www.GermanHeritage.com

> __________________________________________________________

> German Corner, P.O. Box 70, Keno OR 97627-0070 USA

> Phone: Fax:

>

[Guest guest]

LOL!

W

380/254/160

Mike wrote:

> Great response but if that occured with everything that was

> truly dangerous then there'd be no reason for people to wear tin foil

> hats!

>

> Mike in GR

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

I remember the saccharin scare in the late 1970's and the research showed

that they fed those rats the equivalent of 800 cans of diet soda a day and

no wonder they got cancer, and if I were a betting man, this data may be

showing similar data.

Lin

422-338-250

Lhsh@...

American by birth,

Saved by the grace of God.

Re: Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other

Beverages

For those without an inordinate amount of time to research could you

please boil it down to a quantifiable amount of Crystal Light

ingestion? Basically say something like Xoz of drink will increase

your risk of cancer X% or something along those lines. While I

suspect that's not possible from what I've read in your links it

would be the most valuable for me to adjust my life to avoid the

effects of benzene or any other things I take in. It's phrases

like " very toxic " that don't help much.

Mike in GR

>

> http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/benzdata.html

> Just wanted to point out this data from the FDA. It list soft

drinks

> and their concentration of benzene. Benzene is very toxic and

causes

> cancer. Crystal Light is also listed and it is rather high in

benzene.

> For your information Crystal Light is nothing but ascorbic acid

> (Vitamin C), aspartame (sweetener), citric acid for orange or lemon

> flavored mixes, food flavorings, food colors, anti fungal and anti

> microbial agents, and anti caking agents.

> The 3 main ingredients can be found in drug and grocery

> stores. www.lorainnoils.com offers tons of flavorings. Perhaps it

> is time to mix your own. Get water add some vitamin c, splenda,

and

> a few drops of some flavor.

> Katharina

> _________________________________________________________________

> Shop for German things: www.GermanPlaza.com

> German Corner, our main site: www.GermanCorner.com

> Heritage and History Site: www.GermanHeritage.com

> _________________________________________________________________

> German Corner, P.O. Box 70, Keno OR 97627-0070 USA

> Phone: Fax:

>

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[Guest guest]

wow, 800 cans a day! thats nuts.......I guess if you have enough of anything

your gonna catch something!

Mike T

Re: Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other

> Beverages

>

>

> For those without an inordinate amount of time to research could you

> please boil it down to a quantifiable amount of Crystal Light

> ingestion? Basically say something like Xoz of drink will increase

> your risk of cancer X% or something along those lines. While I

> suspect that's not possible from what I've read in your links it

> would be the most valuable for me to adjust my life to avoid the

> effects of benzene or any other things I take in. It's phrases

> like " very toxic " that don't help much.

>

> Mike in GR

>

>

>>

>> http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/benzdata.html

>> Just wanted to point out this data from the FDA. It list soft

> drinks

>> and their concentration of benzene. Benzene is very toxic and

> causes

>> cancer. Crystal Light is also listed and it is rather high in

> benzene.

>> For your information Crystal Light is nothing but ascorbic acid

>> (Vitamin C), aspartame (sweetener), citric acid for orange or lemon

>> flavored mixes, food flavorings, food colors, anti fungal and anti

>> microbial agents, and anti caking agents.

>> The 3 main ingredients can be found in drug and grocery

>> stores. www.lorainnoils.com offers tons of flavorings. Perhaps it

>> is time to mix your own. Get water add some vitamin c, splenda,

> and

>> a few drops of some flavor.

>> Katharina

>> _________________________________________________________________

>> Shop for German things: www.GermanPlaza.com

>> German Corner, our main site: www.GermanCorner.com

>> Heritage and History Site: www.GermanHeritage.com

>> _________________________________________________________________

>> German Corner, P.O. Box 70, Keno OR 97627-0070 USA

>> Phone: Fax:

>>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

That is precisely what I have thought now for many years.

Lin

422-338-250

Lhsh@...

American by birth,

Saved by the grace of God.

Re: Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other

> Beverages

>

>

> For those without an inordinate amount of time to research could you

> please boil it down to a quantifiable amount of Crystal Light

> ingestion? Basically say something like Xoz of drink will increase

> your risk of cancer X% or something along those lines. While I

> suspect that's not possible from what I've read in your links it

> would be the most valuable for me to adjust my life to avoid the

> effects of benzene or any other things I take in. It's phrases

> like " very toxic " that don't help much.

>

> Mike in GR

>

>

>>

>> http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/benzdata.html

>> Just wanted to point out this data from the FDA. It list soft

> drinks

>> and their concentration of benzene. Benzene is very toxic and

> causes

>> cancer. Crystal Light is also listed and it is rather high in

> benzene.

>> For your information Crystal Light is nothing but ascorbic acid

>> (Vitamin C), aspartame (sweetener), citric acid for orange or lemon

>> flavored mixes, food flavorings, food colors, anti fungal and anti

>> microbial agents, and anti caking agents.

>> The 3 main ingredients can be found in drug and grocery

>> stores. www.lorainnoils.com offers tons of flavorings. Perhaps it

>> is time to mix your own. Get water add some vitamin c, splenda,

> and

>> a few drops of some flavor.

>> Katharina

>> _________________________________________________________________

>> Shop for German things: www.GermanPlaza.com

>> German Corner, our main site: www.GermanCorner.com

>> Heritage and History Site: www.GermanHeritage.com

>> _________________________________________________________________

>> German Corner, P.O. Box 70, Keno OR 97627-0070 USA

>> Phone: Fax:

>>

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