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Once upon a time, it used to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood...that no
longer applies to the world of 2006.
Good morning, boys and girls. Can you say:
Polydimethylsiloxane?
Polydimethylsiloxane is a substance that is manufactured by Dow Chemical and is
primarily used in food-manufacturing factories as a de-foaming agent for commercial
boilers.
Polydimethylsiloxane is not approved for use as a food additive, yet, Pizza Hut
is using this silicone-based chemical as a stabilizer for cheese on its patented
pizza products. Some of those pizzas go directly to your child's schools and are
served at lunchtime.
In order to preserve their frozen pizzas, Pizza Hut claims that their silicon
emulsifier is a necessary preservative and emulsifier.
Although the package does not list its own secret formula, it does list "other
additives" under the guise of this patent:
Patent # 4894245
A review of the United States Patent Office website confirms this story that was
first reported on page 5 of the February, 2006 issue of Pete Hardin's "Milkweed."
The actual patent:
http://tinyurl.com/7d6t8
The following is included in the online patent:
"A silicone emulsifier (Dow Corning FG-10) is mixed with water to form a
0.05% emulsifier solution. This solution is sprayed on the frozen cheese granules
at a rate of 1.75 parts of solution per 100 parts by weight of cheese."
Our children are eating silicon in school cafeterias. Silicon
is not an approved substance for human consumption. Neither is Polydimethylsiloxane,
or formaldehyde which results as a byproduct when frozen silicone-sprayed pizza
is subjected to heat. Polydimethylsiloxane breaks down into formaldehyde when
subjected to heat in excess of 150 degrees centigrade. See:
http://www.itcilo.it/english/actrav/telearn/osh/ic/9016006.htm
As guardians for all children, should we continue allowing school kids to naively
ingest silicone and formaldehyde?
How dangerous is formaldehyde? The National Cancer Institute reports:
"Formaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance)
by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." See:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/formaldehyde
Write a letter to your local school board. The health of our children is in great
jeopardy.
http://themilkweed.com/Current.htm
