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>> >THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS NOT A TEST.
>> >
>> >Unsafe Levels of Dioxin have just been found in Ben
>> & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
>> >
>> >Ben & Jerry are environmental activists, and use
>> milk from the
>> >healthiest cows. Imagine what is in the
>> concentrated cheese and ice
>> >cream made from the average dairy cow?
>> >
>> >Unsafe levels of dioxin were measured in a sample
>> of Ben & Jerry’s brand
>> >ice cream, according to a new study published on
>> Junkscience.com.
>> >(http://www.junkscience.com/nov99/benjerry.htm)
>> >
>> >Ben & Jerry’s promotional literature reveals that
>> Dioxin's cause
>> >"cancer, genetic and reproductive defects and
>> learning disabilities."
>> >
>> >Ben and Jerry say:
>> >
>> >"The only safe level of dioxin exposure is no
>> exposure at all."
>> >
>> >STEVE MILLOY, co-author of the study and owner of
>> the JUNK SCIENCE
>> >website wrote:
>> >
>> >"The level of dioxin tested in Ben & Jerry's was
>> almost 200 times
>> >greater than the "virtually safe [daily] dose"
>> determined by the EPA,
>> >said Michael Gough, lead study author. Gough is a
>> former government
>> >scientist who chaired the U.S. Department of Health
>> and Human Services
>> >advisory panel on the effects of
>> dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange on
>> >U.S. Air Force personnel in Vietnam.
>> >
>> >"An independent laboratory measured 0.79 ± 0.38
>> parts per trillion of
>> >dioxin in the sample of ice cream, " said Gough .
>> "Our result has
>> >measurement error associated with it and the sample
>> may or may not be
>> >representative of all Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, but
>> our result is
>> >consistent with current scientific literature."
>> >
>> >Gough and Milloy noted they believe existing
>> scientific evidence does
>> >not credibly link low levels of dioxin exposure
>> with human health
>> >effects. "But not everyone agrees," said co-author
>> Steven Milloy, editor
>> >of Junkscience.com. "Ben & Jerry’s and Greenpeace,
>> the company’s source
>> >for information on dioxin, have concluded that
>> dioxin is not safe at any
>> >level."
>> >
>> >"If dioxin is so dangerous, perhaps Ben & Jerry’s
>> should remove its ice
>> >cream from the market until it is 'safe',
>> consistent with the company’s
>> >promotional literature," suggested Milloy.
>> >
>> >"Many children enjoy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream," said
>> Milloy, "but by the
>> >company’s own standards, its ice cream is not safe.
>> Are they are
>> >choosing corporate profits over children’s health?"
>> he asked. "Maybe an
>> >appropriate new flavor would be ‘Tasty Toxics’ or
>> ‘World’s Best
>> >Hypocrisy’."
>> >
>> >A full copy of the report is at Junkscience.com
>> >(http://www.junkscience.com/nov99/benjerry.htm).
>> >
>> >Steven Milloy may be contacted at 202-467-8586.
>> >
>> >Robert Cohen
>> >http://www.notmilk.com
>> >http://www.hungerstrike.com
>>
>>
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