Inconsequential Warnings
Inconsequential warnings are those that may describe a real problem, but either the problem was solved years ago, the risk associated with the problem is trivial, or the solution suggested is more dangerous than the problem it was supposed to fix. That is, that while these are not really hoaxes there is no reason to be circulating them to everyone on the Internet. The anxiety caused in people by spreading these warnings likely causes more damage than the risks of the events warned about. Also, for warnings like the Heart Attack Warning, following the recommendations in the warning may actually decrease your probability of survival.
90# Warning  Hot Water in Microwave  Heart Attack Warning  Exploding Gel Candles Warning  Phenylpropanolamine Drug Warning  Q33NY Warning  Static At The Gas Pump Warning	Don't Use Cell Phones At The Gas Pump Warning  Dr. Pepper Drops God Alert  Pepsi Drops God Alert  Plastic Wrap Toxins Warning

90# Warning

This warning is basically true for some but not all phone systems. Some PBX 
systems transfer a call to an outside, long distance operator when you type 
90# giving the caller an outside line on your dime. It works if your phone 
system requires you to dial 9 to get an outside line, 0 to get an operator 
and # to transfer the incoming call to the line you have just dialed. Few 
home phones require you to dial 9 to get an outside line so dialing 90# will 
only get you a busy signal. As this is one of thousands of potential scams, 
sending out a message to everyone you know probably does more damage 
than the scam being warned about. 

On Saturday, 24 January 1998, Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, 
New Orleans' Quarterdeck received a telephone call from an individual 
identifying himself as an AT&T Service Technician that was running 
a test on our telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test the 
QMOW should touch nine (9), zero (0), pound sign (#) and hang up. Luckily, 
the QMOW was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company 
we were informed that by using 90# you end up giving the individual that 
called you access to your telephone line and allows them to place a long 
distance telephone call, with the charge appearing on your telephone 
[bill]. We were further informed that this scam has been originating 
from many of the local jails/prisons. Please 'pass the word.'

Hot Water in Microwave

This warning is basically true. We originally felt that the likelihood of this happening 
was very low but enough people have managed to make this happen for ABC News to 
do a segment on it.  The risk is still low, considering the number of cups of water heated 
in a microwave every day but it is not zero. Microwave users can prevent this from 
happening by simply not overheating the water. If your cup of water has been in the 
microwave for two or three minutes, it is hot. There is no need to heat it more.

It is possible to superheat water in the microwave. To do so, you must have an extremely 
clean glass with no microscopic dirt or scratches that could serve as nucleation points for 
boiling. That is you need a new glass and it must be very clean. Usually you would have to 
clean the glass with acid because soap leaves a microscopic film that can serve as nucleation 
points for boiling.  There also must be little or no vibration as that can also trigger boiling. If 
you now heat this ultra clean glass of water in the microwave you can get the water above 
the boiling point without there being any bubbles. When you remove it, a slight vibration or 
fleck of dust can trigger it into vigorous boiling. I tried this and it does start bubbling and 
frothing for a couple of seconds but did not jump out of the glass as mentioned in the warning. 
We have had mail from people with first hand experience with this effect and they all indicated 
that the water exploded out of the glass.  To do this, the water temperature must be well over 
the boiling point. 

To prevent this and other problems with microwaves, people should keep one thing in mind: 

• Don't overheat. 

  **W A R N I N G:   W A T E R   I N   M I C R O W A V E** 

  I guess I didn't know this.  I heat water in a mug often in the microwave.
  I never thought of it as being too dangerous.  I feel that the following is
  information that anyone who uses a microwave oven to heat water should be
  made aware of.  About five days ago my twenty-six-year old son decided to
  have a cup of instant coffee.  He took a cup of water and put it in the
  microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before).
  I am not sure how long he set the timer for but he told me he wanted to
  bring the water to a boil.  When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the
  cup from the oven.  As he looked into the cup he noted that the water was
  not boiling, but instantly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The
  cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand but all the water had
  flew out into his face due to the build up of energy.  His whole face is
  blistered and he has first and second degree burns to his face that may
  leave scarring.  He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye.  While
  at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a
  fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a
  microwave oven.  If water is heated in this manner, something should be
  placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stirrer stick /
  spoon, tea bag, etc.  It is however a much safer choice to boil the water in
  a kettle.  NOTE: Subsequently on reviewing the above I have consulted a set
  of Microwave Operation Instructions and under the heading Liquids it states:
  Liquids that have been heated by Microwave can suddenly erupt.  This is due
  to layers heated to higher temperatures being trapped under the surface.  To
  avoid this happening to any liquid, e.g. coffee, custard, gravy etc.:

  1. Stir the liquid thoroughly before heating in the microwave. 
  2. Stir the liquid at least twice during the heating time. 
  3. Stir the liquid again at the end. NEVER OVERHEAT LIQUIDS. 
  4. Always use a suitable sized container, at least one third larger, than
  the volume of liquid to be heated. If in doubt use conventional methods,
  kettle, etc. Please pass this information on to friends and family

Heart Attack Warning

Want to know how to survive a heart attack alone? Give yourself CPR by coughing. 
Both the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross say this method 
of CPR is highly unlikely to save anyone. Realize that if your heart has stopped you 
are going to pass out in a matter of seconds. If you have not passed out, your heart 
has not stopped and you do not need CPR. You will have a much higher survival 
probability if you dial 911 before you pass out. 

Subject:        Heart Attack Information
 
For your information.  This will also be posted on the Health & Wellness
portion of the intra-net.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

A person, of any age, can have a heart attack.  Without help the person
whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only
about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.  However, these victims
can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.  A deep
breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and
prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.  A breath
and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until
help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the
heart and keep the blood circulating.  The squeezing pressure on the heart
also helps it regain normal rhythm.  In this way, heart attack victims can
get to a phone and, between breaths, call for help.

Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their
lives!

--from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240's
newsletter AND THE BEAT GOES ON . . . (reprint from The Mended
Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)

Exploding Gel Candles Warning

Exploding Gel Candles??? I have checked all over and can find nothing in any news 
or government report about exploding gel candles. I found a single gel candle recall 
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In this 1998 case, some Glade brand 
gel candles were burning a little too high and were recalled. 

While I did not find any information about exploding gel candles, keep in mind that 
gel candles, like any candle, contain fire and hot melted fuel. The warning labels on 
the candles say to only burn them on a nonflamable surface, don't pick them up while 
they are hot, and keep the wick trimmed so the flame does not get too high. Careless 
handling of any candle could get you burned or could start a fire so be please careful 
when using them. 

Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Gel candles
Thought you all should read this for your own safety.

Hi all, My former secretary had a terrible thing happen to her and her
family last week, and I wanted to share it with all of you so that you 
could be warned and warn your friends and family as well. She had a gel
candle burning in her bathroom...it exploded and caught her house on
fire...the house burned down and they have lost everything. The fire 
marshal told her that this is not the first incident where a gel candle 
has exploded and caused a fire. He said that the gel builds up a gas, 
and often times it explodes and sets fire to the room it is in, which 
is what happened to her. The fire was so hot it melted the smoke alarm, 
and they didn't discover the fire until there was an explosion, which 
was her toilet blowing up, and then it was too late...the entire upstairs 
was engulfed in flames. Smoke damage and water damage have destroyed 
what wasn't destroyed by fire. I know that there are roomies and friends 
that I don't have on this list because I can't remember how to spell 
their screen names...please pass this along to anyone I missed. 
I wouldn't want this to happen to anyone else. Her family is
devastated. All their mementos and everything of value and meaning
are gone. I'm not trying to scare anyone...just a friendly warning 
to all of you about the use of gel candles left unattended. Thanks 
and take care.
NOTE: Marty and I know a lady who loves the gel candles. She had
one burning on her mantle and it caught fire just like in the message 
above. She was at home at the time and saw it happen and grabbed 
the candle to keep it from setting her home on fire and it came 
apart in her hand. She suffered third degree burns to her hand and 
3 fingers! Please, if you or anyone you know have these candles, 
don't light them, they are dangerous. Please, pass this on.

Phenylpropanolamine Drug Warning

This warning is essentially true but is fanning the flames of a real Public Health 
Warning. As far as I can tell, as of this writing (8/01), none of these products has 
been recalled by the FDA. They have only issued a request that all companies 
discontinue marketing over the counter products that contain Phenylpropanolamine 
Hydrochloride (a decongestant ) and have issued a Public Health Warning to that 
effect. Instead of passing around this warning, direct your contacts to the 
FDA web page for the most current and correct information about this drug.

The original Public Health Warning was issued in November 2000, and most drug 
companies have already reformulated their products (c.f. Triaminic) or have stopped 
marketing their products until they are reformulated (c.f. Alka-Seltzer Plus). 

This warning actually started making the rounds as a recap of the newspaper article 
on the Public Healty Warning, where it noted that women in the age range 18 to 49 
show an increased risk of stroke after taking the product. That risk, though increased, 
is still extremely low. As the warning made the rounds of the Internet, it was modified 
into the current dire warning that claims there is a recall of all products containing 
the drug. 

Subject: Drug/Health Warning - Phenylpropanolamine Drug Warning

All drugs containing Phenylpropanolamine are being recalled. 
You may want  to try calling the 800 number listed on most drug boxes 

and inquire about a REFUND. Please read this CAREFULLY, as I know that 
some of you may USE some of these drugs (Alka Seltzer Plus for one).  
Also, please pass this on to everyone you know. STOP TAKING anything 
containing this ingredient. It has been linked to increased hemorrhagic  
stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days 
after starting use of medication. Problems were not found in men but 
the FDA recommended that everyone (even children) seek alternative 
medicine. 

The following medications contain Phenylpropanolamine: 

Acutrim Diet Gum 
Acutrim Diet Suppressant Plus Dietary Supplements 
Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control 
Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine 
Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or orange) 
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine 
Original Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough Medicine 
Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Flu Medicine 
Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Sinus 
Effervescent Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold Medicine 
Effervescent BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder 
BC Sinus Cold Powder 
Comtrex Deep Chest Cold & Congestion Relief 
Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief 
Day & Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules 
Contac 12 Hour Caplets 
Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus 
Dexatrim Caffeine Free 
Dexatrim Extended Duration 
Dexatrim Gelcaps 
Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free 
Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets 
Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels 
Dimetapp DM Cold & Cough Elixir 
Dimetapp Elixir 
Dimetapp 4 Hour Liquid Gels 
Dimetapp 4 Hour Tablets 
Dimetapp 12 Hour Extentabs Tablets 
Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops 
Permathene Mega-16 
Robitussin CF 
Tavist-D 12 Hour Relief of Sinus & Nasal Congestion 
Triaminic DM Cough Relief 
Triaminic Expectorant 
Chest & Head Congestion Triaminic Syrup 
Cold & Allergy 
Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough 
Cherry (Pink) 3D Cold & Cough 
Berry 3D Cough Relief 
Yellow 3D Expectorant 

Tiaminic is asking you to call them at 800-548-3708 with the lot 
number on the box so they can end you postage for you to send it 
back to them, and they will also issue you a refund. If you know 
of anyone else with small children, 

PLEASE PASS THIS ON. THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF. PLEASE PASS ALONG TO 
ALL ON YOUR MAILING LIST so people are informed.

Q33NY Warning

Creepy? Yes. Does it have any significance? None whatsoever. Also, the tail numbers 
of all US registered planes start with N. 

Subject: very weird!!

Go into a word document; type in Q33 NY;
Q33 is the tail # of the first plane to strike the towers, and of course
NY is pretty self explanatory. After you type it in, make it large enough
for you to see, say oh about a 20 size; then change the font to 
wingdings style, and see what you get. Creepy!

Back to Inconsequential Warnings

Static At The Gas Pump Warning

I've seen this one alone and combined with the cell phone warning. There really is 
a Petroleum Equipment Institute and it really is working on a safety campaign about 
static electricity at gas pumps. Static electric sparks and gas fumes are a known 
problem. This is why the nozzles of gas pumps are grounded, to remove any static 
charge from a car while it is being refueled. This is a very successful setup as evidenced 
by the statistics presented by the Petroleum Equipment Institute. According to their 
report, Americans fill their cars 16 to 18 billion times a year and they have evidence of 
about 150 ignitions due to static a year. That's a risk of 150/16,000,000,000 = 0.000000009 
per fill up or one fire per 107,000,000 fill ups per year. 

Most of the facts and figures stated in the warning appear to have been made up by the 
writer to make the warning appear more important. For example, the warning about 
cell phones is not included in the Institute report. In fact the institute says
"PEI has not documented any cases of cellular phones causing fires at gas stations".
The Petroleum Equipment Institute has the following safety rules for refueling a car, 

• Turn Off Engine
• Don't Smoke
• Never Re-enter Your Vehicle

There is a risk when siphoning gas because siphons are not grounded. If you are filling 
a gas can for your lawnmower or other gas appliance by siphoning the gas out of your 
gas tank, keep in mind that the plastic pipe you are using is not grounded. Touching 
the car away from the filler hole and the ground (with your hand, not through your 
rubber soled shoes) at the same time will discharge the car and reduce the risk of 
making a spark. 

Bob Renkes of Petroleum Equipment Institute  is working on a
campaign to try and make people aware of  fires as a result of
"static electricity" at gas pumps. His company has researched 150
cases of these fires.  His  results were very surprising:

1) Out of 150 cases,  almost all of them were women.

2) Almost all cases  involved the person getting back in their
vehicle while the nozzle was still  pumping gas, when finished and
they went back to pull the nozzle out the  fire started, as a result
of static.

3) Most had on  rubber-soled shoes.

4) Most men never get back in their vehicle until completely
finished.  This is why they are  seldom involved in these types of
fires.

5) Don't ever  use cell phones when pumping gas

6) It is the vapors that  come out of the gas that cause the fire,
when connected with static  charges.

7) There were 29 fires where the vehicle was reentered and the
nozzle was touched during refueling from a variety of  makes and
models.  Some resulting in extensive damage to the vehicle, to  the
station, and to the customer.

8) Seventeen fires that  occurred before, during or immediately
after the gas cap was removed and before  fueling began.

Mr. Renkes stresses to NEVER get back into  your vehicle while
filling it with gas. If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle
while the gas is pumping, make sure you get  out, close the door
TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the  nozzle out.  This way
the static from your body will be discharged  before you ever remove
the nozzle.

As I mentioned earlier,  The Petroleum Equipment Institute, along
with several other  companies now, are really trying to make the
public aware of this  danger.  You can find out more information by
going to  .  Once here, click in the center of
the screen where it says "Stop Static".

I ask you to  please send this information to ALL your family and
friends, especially those  who have kids in the car with them while
pumping gas.  If this  were to happen to them, they may not be able
to get the children out in  time.

Thanks for passing this  along.

   Cora Velasco, Analyst

   ChevronTexaco
   Credit Card Enterprises, Risk Management and Portfolio
   Optimization
   2003  Diamond Blvd. #31026, Concord, CA 94520
   Tel 925 827-xxxx Fax 925  827-xxxx

Don't Use Cell Phones At The Gas Pump Warning

This warning is often combined with the Static At The Gas Pump Warning. The rules for 
safe refueling from the Petroleum Equipment Institute's website are,

• Turn Off Engine
• Don't Smoke
• Never Re-enter Your Vehicle

On the other hand, one of the newer cell phones with a backlit display has a 600 to 900 volt 
power supply for the cold cathode fluorescent used to light the display. If such a phone 
were damaged such that one of the high voltage wires were broken, it could produce sparks. 
Another possibility is that pulling the plastic phone out of a pocket charges up the phone with 
static electricity which could also discharge making a spark. Of course, this applies to any 
plastic objects that you might pull out of a pocket. Static charging such as this is the reason 
you should not re-enter your vehicle while refueling. The act of sliding across the plastic car 
seat can charge you and the vehicle with static electricity that could then be discharged in a 
spark as you reach for the refueling nozzle. 

That said, we have found one documented instance where it appears that a cell phone was 
the ignition source for a fire. The U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Materials Management Service has 
documented a flash fire on an oil platform that ignited when an employee pulled out a cell phone 
and flipped it open. They do not indicate how the phone caused the fire, only that the fire ignited 
when the phone was opened. Keep in mind that this was on an oil platform where there are a lot 
more flammable fumes then there are near a car being refueled. 

While the risk of a cell phone causing a fire is extremely low, several companies, states, and 
even some countries have put up warning signs about using cell phones while refueling. 

This ZDNet article does a pretty good job of putting things in perspective. 

Hopefully, most of you have heard that it's unsafe to smoke or use
your CELL PHONE while pumping  gas.  Now there's another safety
warning you should know about  concerning static electricity.  Below
is an email from Pat Cabiling  who works at ChevronTexaco's Richmond
Refinery.  To sum it up, here are  the:

                       Four Rules for Safe Refueling

1)      Turn off engine
2)      Don't smoke
3)      Don't use your cell phone - leave  it inside the vehicle or
        turn it off
4)      Don't  re-enter your vehicle during fueling

Dr. Pepper Drops God Alert

This message was originally seen in the late fall of 2001. We have seen a resurgence 
of it with the current controversy over the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Pepper put the 
words "One Nation...Indivisible" on their cans following 9/11. They didn't print the 
whole Pledge of Allegiance on the can, only three words. According to Dr Pepper, 
those words were chosen because "Those three words were in concert with the patriotic 
mood of the nation." 

Subject: Time to fight - 

We called on God on 9-11 so what's wrong with him now? 

For those who have not heard, the bottlers/manufacturers of 
Dr. Pepper and  their other products, have started a "new" 
can campaign.  They are putting  patriotic scenes on them. 
One, is the Empire State Bldg. with the pledge of 
allegiance...but... they left off the words..."under God."  
They felt it might "offend" some. 
  
I don't know about you, but as a Christian, I am boycotting 
their products! They said they didn't "have room" for those  
words, but yet they had room for indivisible" on the can!  
Please pass this along to others and see if we can get a 
message out to DR. Pepper ....if  having "under God" on cans 
offends them, then they don't need our money with  
"in God we trust" on it !!!! 
 
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO YOUR FRIENDS!

Pepsi Drops God Alert

This one is a revision of the Dr. Pepper Drops God Alert above except Pepsi is now the 
offending drink. According to the Pepsi website, Pepsi has never even had a can with 
any part of the Pledge of Allegiance on it. 

NO PEPSI!!!!
 
Pepsi has a new patriotic can coming out with pictures of the Empire State
Bldg. and the Pledge of Allegiance on them. But Pepsi forgot two little
words on the pledge, "Under God."  Pepsi said they did not want to offend
anyone.
If this is true then we do not want to offend anyone at the Pepsi
corporate office.  If we do not buy any Pepsi product then they will not
receive any of our monies.  Our money after all does have the words "Under
God" on it.
Please pass this word to everyone you know. Tell your Sunday School class
and tell your Pastors so that they can tell the whole congregation.
Christians stand up and let your voices be heard.
We want the words "under God" to be read by every person who buys a can.

Plastic Wrap Toxins Warning

This one is a little more complicated. It actually consists of two separate warnings that 
were running around the Internet separately and were then combined into one. The 
second story actually appears first in the combined warning and describes the experiments 
of a 7th grader named Claire Nelson who was looking at leaching DEHA out of plastic wrap 
and into food during heating in a microwave. The story was taken from an Associated Press 
article by Chris Lehourites in April of 2000. A CNews article published in Canada also discusses 
Claire Nelson's work. According to that article, her research was done with the help of an FDA 
scientist. She found that if you cook plastic wrap in olive oil that a small but significant amount 
of DEHA leaches out into the oil. 

The second article was taken from a TV interview of Dr. Edward Fujimoto on KHON in Hawaii 
in January 2002. This article has numerous errors, including the location of the hospital and 
the insinuation that Dr. Fujimoto is an MD (He is actually a Ph.D.). He was expressing his 
concern that heating foods in inappropriate containers could expose people to Dioxin. 

DEHA is a plasticizer that us added to plastics to make them soft. Exposure to high levels 
of plasticizers is known to cause health problems including cancer so it is a good idea to limit 
your exposure. Dioxins are a definite health risk and they are known to build up in the body 
over time so it is also a good idea to limit your exposure to them as well. However the exposure 
to dioxins from eating food heated in plastics is very small compared to the exposure from 
burning plastics. So is this a huge health risk that we should warn everyone about? Probably 
not. If you follow the FDA advice on heating foods in the microwave you should not be at any 
significant risk.

• Only use cookware that is specially manufactured for use in the microwave oven.

Glass, ceramic containers, and all plastics should be labeled for microwave oven use. 
• Plastic storage containers such as margarine tubs, take-out containers, whipped 

topping bowls, and other one-time use containers should not be used in microwave ovens. 
These containers can warp or melt, possibly causing harmful chemicals to migrate into the food. 
• Microwave plastic wraps, wax paper, cooking bags, parchment paper, and white 

microwave-safe paper towels should be safe to use. Do not let plastic wrap touch foods during microwaving. 
• Never use thin plastic storage bags, brown paper or plastic grocery bags, 

newspapers, or aluminum foil in the microwave oven. 

Plastic Wrap Toxins. Author/s: Jule Klotter Issue: Jan, 2001

As a seventh grade student, Claire Nelson learned that
di(ethylhexyl)adepate (DEHA), considered a carcinogen, is found in
plastic wrap.  She also learned that the FDA had never studied the
effect of microwave cooking on plastic-wrapped food. Claire began to
wonder: "Can cancer-causing particles seep into food covered with
household plastic wrap while it is being microwaved?"

Three years later, with encouragement from her high school science
teacher, Claire set out to test what the FDA had not.  Although she had
an idea for studying the effect of microwave radiation on
plastic-wrapped food, she did not have the equipment. Eventually, Jon
Wilkes at the National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson,
Arkansas, agreed to help her. The research center, which is affiliated
with the FDA, let her use its facilities to perform her experiments,
which involved microwaving plastic wrap in virgin olive oil.  Claire
tested four different plastic wraps and "found not just the carcinogens
but also xenoestrogen was migrating [into the oil]...." Xenoestrogens
are linked to low sperm counts in men and to breast cancer in women.

Throughout her junior and senior years, Claire made a couple of trips
each week to the research center, which was 25 miles from her home, to
work on her experiment. An article in Options reported that "her
analysis found that DEHA was migrating into the oil at between 200 parts
and 500 parts per million. The FDA standard is 0.05 parts per billion."
Her summarized results have been published in science journals.  Claire
Nelson received the American Chemical Society's top science prize for
students during her junior year and fourth place at the International
Science and Engineering Fair (Fort Worth, Texas) as a senior.

"Carcinogens -- At 10,000,000 Times FDA Limits" Options
May 2000. Published by People Against Cancer, 515-972-4444
On Channel 2 (Huntsville, AL) this morning they had a Dr. Edward
Fujimoto from Castle Hospital on the program. He is the manager of the
Wellness Program at the hospital. He was talking about dioxins and how
bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in
the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that
contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics
releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the
body. Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our
bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic
containers for heating food. You get the same results without the
dioxins. So such things as TV dinners, instant saimin and soups, etc.,
should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. Just safer to
use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when
some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to
paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Pass this on to your friends....

To add to this: Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the
high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food. Use paper
towel instead.