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DANGERS OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS

Plastic bottles contain a number of chemicals, some of which can harm you.  The following information is excerpted from recent articles, which reference scientific studies documenting these bad effects.  If these chemicals can leach (leak) out of the plastic when only water or milk are stored in them, just imagine what can happen when a super solvent, like DMSO is stored in them.  We wouldn't use plastic bottles ourselves, and we cannot, in good conscience, supply our "DMSO.BZ" solution in them for you.  The complete articles are included on our site for reference.  We are trying to help you stay healthy.  Don't purchase DMSO, or any products containing DMSO, in plastic bottles.

"Bisphenol A is one of the most heavily used chemicals in the world today, with more than 6 billion pounds used annually. The chemical is essential to the making of polycarbonate plastic, but it can leach from the containers, which include baby bottles and water bottles. It also is used in some dental sealants.

About 90 published studies conducted on animals in the last two years had found adverse effects from low doses of bisphenol A."   A copy of a news article describing this will be included.

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FOLLOWING IS ONE OF THE NEWEST ARTICLES ON THIS SUBJECT From April 2008

 

Chemical in plastic may harm human growth

 

 

BornFree glass baby bottles are seen on display in the foreground as a mother shops at Babies"R"Us, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in Peabody, Mass. BornFree, a Florida company that started a few years ago with BPA-free bottles and cups, added glass bottles about a year ago.

 A federal report finds 'some concern' that fetuses, babies and children are at risk from bisphenol A. But plastics industry officials see no serious risk.

By Marla Cone, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 16, 2008

A controversial, estrogen-like chemical in plastic could be harming the development of children's brains and reproductive organs, a federal health agency concluded in a report released Tuesday.

The National Toxicology Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, concluded that there was "some concern" that fetuses, babies and children were in danger because bisphenol A, or BPA, harmed animals at low levels found in nearly all human bodies. 

An ingredient of polycarbonate plastic, BPA is one of the most widely used synthetic chemicals in industry today. It can seep from hard plastic beverage containers such as baby bottles, as well as from liners in cans containing food and infant formula.

The federal institute is the first government agency in the U.S. to conclude that low levels of BPA could be harming humans. Its findings will be used to help regulators at federal and state environmental agencies to develop policies governing its use.

The draft report followed an 18-month review that was fraught with allegations of bias, heated disputes among scientists and the firing of a consulting company with financial ties to the chemical industry.

Some scientists suspect that exposure early in life disrupts hormones and alters genes, programming a fetus or child for breast or prostate cancer, premature female puberty, attention deficit disorders and other reproductive or neurological disorders.

In its new report, the National Toxicology Program, which reviewed about 500 laboratory animal experiments, concluded that there was "some concern" that fetuses, babies and children were at risk from BPA. It rated as "negligible" the concern for adults.

When animal fetuses or newborns are exposed, BPA "can cause changes in behavior and the brain, prostate gland, mammary gland and the age at which females attain puberty," the agency's draft report says.

"These studies only provide limited evidence for adverse effects on development and more research is needed to better understand their implications for human health," it said. "However, because these effects in animals occur at bisphenol A exposure levels similar to those experienced by humans, the possibility that bisphenol A may alter human development cannot be dismissed."

Plastics industry representatives stressed that the agency found "no serious or high-level concerns." They call the lab animal experiments inconclusive and flawed.

Steven G. Hentges of the American Chemistry Council's polycarbonate/BPA group said the findings "provide reassurance that consumers can continue to use products made from bisphenol A."

"The limited evidence for effects in laboratory animals at low doses primarily highlights opportunities for additional research to better understand whether these findings are of any significance to human health," he said.

In the key area of reproductive health, the agency reported more concern about the potential dangers to children than its advisory panel did.

The advisory panel in August found "minimal" concern about effects on the prostate and puberty after siding with the plastics industry and disqualifying many animal studies that showed effects. That drew criticism from scientists who conducted the research.

But in the new report, the National Toxicology Program overruled its panel, elevating its finding about human prostates and puberty to "some concern." It also for the first time expressed concern about effects on human mammary glands, which the panel had not addressed.

The findings "break new scientific ground" by validating the low-dose animal tests, said Anila Jacob, senior scientist at Environmental Working Group, an activist group. It "reflects a significant body of science showing that BPA may play a larger role than previously thought in a host of common health problems, including prostate cancer, breast cancer and early puberty," she said.

Frederick vom Saal, a reproductive scientist at University of Missouri-Columbia who studies BPA, said the new report was "very, very much in line" with a consensus statement signed by 38 scientists last year that said the chemical could be harming babies' brains and reproductive tracts.

"This is going to ripple around the world," vom Saal said. "The bottom line is there really is a convergence of opinion that is occurring."

Canada is expected soon to declare BPA a toxic substance, which would be followed by proposals to control its use. California and other states have considered but not adopted bans on BPA in products.

A year ago, the Los Angeles Times reported that the government was basing its BPA decision on a summary of the science drafted by a private company, Sciences International, which had financial ties to more than 50 chemical companies and groups. The company was then fired. National Toxicology Program officials audited the report and found it unbiased, so it was used to reach its conclusions.

The National Toxicology Program will accept public comments on its draft report until May 23, and it will be reviewed by a new scientific panel in June.

 

 

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DANGER - INDUSTRIAL GRADE DMSO - DANGER

     Be careful, many firms sell industrial grade DMSO.  They do this because it is much harder to acquire the purer forms of DMSO, AND INDUSTRIAL GRADE IS MUCH CHEAPER - they make more money, and sell it at the same price.  Note that almost none of the other sites state that there product is not industrial grade.  The potential problem with industrial grade is that it does not have to be manufactured, nor stored, nor packaged, under conditions that guarantee that the product is not contaminated.  This can be dangerous to your health, as the DMSO will most assuredly carry any impurities and contaminates into your body with it.  One of the greatest benefits of DMSO is its ability to penetrate human tissue, and it carries most things with it when it does.  DMSO can also be used, in combinations with other medications, to carry them into the human body.

     Also take note of the fact that you will find only one other site (as of this writing) that is gutsy enough, and has had the actual experience with DMSO, to tell you about its usage, and how to apply it.  All the other sites ONLY SELL DMSO, as a solvent, they don't tell you about it, or how to use it. WE DO, and I tell you my personal story.