Got Pizza Hut? Got Silicone!

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

Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com