Well it must be a big deal, for 7-11 anyhow, since it was worthy of being the headline news on TV today:
"Slurpees are 40 years old!"
What we get isn't just flavour,shaved ice and sugar, what we are buying is the COLOUR.
Sugar is bad, flavour might be artificial, but its the COLOUR that will kill you. Not fast, and not for sure. You will likely linger for years after drinking a Slurpee!! [joke].
There was no indication on the news that the colouring is a health hazard.That does not mean its safe, and neither do the FDA rulings on what is allowed in the food industry. Both mass media and government regulatory bodies are dominated by corporate interests and cannot be believed.
Notice [below] how many of them are derived from COAL TARS. Most of our pharmaceutical pills are also from COAL TARS. The toxic [cancerous] properties of COAL TARS are a certainty, the reason they are so widely used is economics and the unique chemical qualities that give COAL TARS so may uses.
How better to dispose of them than to put them in our food? {like flouride, for eg.]{did you see the Simpsons last night?July 10th]
Several countires have banned the most popular Slurpee colorings, like these from a webpage I found with googling:
FD&C Yellow No:5
CI Acid Yellow23, CI Food Yellow 4.
Coal tar dye. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. Cancer probability.
Known to provoke asthma attacks (though the US FDA** do not recognise this) and urticaria (nettle rash) in children (the US FDA** estimates 1:10 000), altered states of perception and behaviour, uncontrolled hyper agitation and confusion; wakefulness in young children. Is known to inhibit zinc metabolism and interfere with digestive enzymes. Tartrazine sensitivity is also linked to aspirin sensitivity; used to colour drinks, sweets, jams, cereals, snack foods, canned fish, packaged soups.
Banned in Norway, Austria and Finland. Restricted use in Sweden and Germany.
Acid yellow 17, CI Food yellow 5. Coal tar dye. the HACSG* recommends to avoid it; It may cause asthma, rashes and hyperactivity. People sensitive to aspirin and asthma sufferers should avoid it. Typical products are soft drinks.
Banned in Australia (1992), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.
FD&C Red No. 2, CI Acid Red 27, CI Food red 9. Originally derived from the small herbaceous plant of the same name. Azo dye, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. Used in cake mixes, fruit-flavoured fillings, jelly crystals; can provoke asthma, eczema and hyperactivity; All child bearing women should avoid it as it could cause birth defects and foetal deaths. Can cause urticaria and liver problems possibly also cancer.
Banned in Austria, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the USA.
FD&C Red No:3; Coal tar dye; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. Artificial red colour used in cherries, canned fruit, custard mix, sweets, bakery, snack foods; can cause sensitivity to light and learning difficulties; can increase thyroid hormone levels and lead to hyperthyroidism, was shown to cause thyroid cancer in rats in a study in 1990; Used as an ingredient to kill maggot lava and flies. Banned in January 1990, but not recalled by the US FDA**;
Banned in Norway.
FD&C Red No:40; Artificial orange-red colour used in sweets, drinks and condiments, medications and cosmetics, synthetic; introduced in the early eighties to replace amaranth which was considered not safe due to conflicting test results; Allura red has also been connected with cancer.
Prohibited throughout the EEC.
FD&C Blue No:2, synthetic coal tar dye. Commonly added to tablets and capsules; also used in ice cream, sweets, baked goods, confectionary, biscuits; may cause nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, skin rashes, breathing problems, brain tumours and other allergic reactions.
Banned in Norway.
FD&C Blue Dye No:1, CI Acid blue 9, CI Food blue 2, CI Pigment blue 24. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Triphenylmethane dye. Used in dairy products, sweets and drinks, synthetic usually occurring as aluminium lake (solution) or ammonium salt; Can cause hyperactivity, skin rashes, bronchoconstriction (combined with 127 and 132), chromosomal damage.
Banned in British Commonwealth 1972-1980. Banned in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Norway Switzerland, Sweden.
More info can be found here:
http://www.mbm.net.au/health/guide.htm
"Slurpees are 40 years old!"
What we get isn't just flavour,shaved ice and sugar, what we are buying is the COLOUR.
Sugar is bad, flavour might be artificial, but its the COLOUR that will kill you. Not fast, and not for sure. You will likely linger for years after drinking a Slurpee!! [joke].
There was no indication on the news that the colouring is a health hazard.That does not mean its safe, and neither do the FDA rulings on what is allowed in the food industry. Both mass media and government regulatory bodies are dominated by corporate interests and cannot be believed.
Notice [below] how many of them are derived from COAL TARS. Most of our pharmaceutical pills are also from COAL TARS. The toxic [cancerous] properties of COAL TARS are a certainty, the reason they are so widely used is economics and the unique chemical qualities that give COAL TARS so may uses.
How better to dispose of them than to put them in our food? {like flouride, for eg.]{did you see the Simpsons last night?July 10th]
Several countires have banned the most popular Slurpee colorings, like these from a webpage I found with googling:
FD&C Yellow No:5
CI Acid Yellow23, CI Food Yellow 4.
Coal tar dye. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. Cancer probability.
Known to provoke asthma attacks (though the US FDA** do not recognise this) and urticaria (nettle rash) in children (the US FDA** estimates 1:10 000), altered states of perception and behaviour, uncontrolled hyper agitation and confusion; wakefulness in young children. Is known to inhibit zinc metabolism and interfere with digestive enzymes. Tartrazine sensitivity is also linked to aspirin sensitivity; used to colour drinks, sweets, jams, cereals, snack foods, canned fish, packaged soups.
Banned in Norway, Austria and Finland. Restricted use in Sweden and Germany.
Acid yellow 17, CI Food yellow 5. Coal tar dye. the HACSG* recommends to avoid it; It may cause asthma, rashes and hyperactivity. People sensitive to aspirin and asthma sufferers should avoid it. Typical products are soft drinks.
Banned in Australia (1992), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.
FD&C Red No. 2, CI Acid Red 27, CI Food red 9. Originally derived from the small herbaceous plant of the same name. Azo dye, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. Used in cake mixes, fruit-flavoured fillings, jelly crystals; can provoke asthma, eczema and hyperactivity; All child bearing women should avoid it as it could cause birth defects and foetal deaths. Can cause urticaria and liver problems possibly also cancer.
Banned in Austria, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the USA.
FD&C Red No:3; Coal tar dye; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. Artificial red colour used in cherries, canned fruit, custard mix, sweets, bakery, snack foods; can cause sensitivity to light and learning difficulties; can increase thyroid hormone levels and lead to hyperthyroidism, was shown to cause thyroid cancer in rats in a study in 1990; Used as an ingredient to kill maggot lava and flies. Banned in January 1990, but not recalled by the US FDA**;
Banned in Norway.
FD&C Red No:40; Artificial orange-red colour used in sweets, drinks and condiments, medications and cosmetics, synthetic; introduced in the early eighties to replace amaranth which was considered not safe due to conflicting test results; Allura red has also been connected with cancer.
Prohibited throughout the EEC.
FD&C Blue No:2, synthetic coal tar dye. Commonly added to tablets and capsules; also used in ice cream, sweets, baked goods, confectionary, biscuits; may cause nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, skin rashes, breathing problems, brain tumours and other allergic reactions.
Banned in Norway.
FD&C Blue Dye No:1, CI Acid blue 9, CI Food blue 2, CI Pigment blue 24. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Triphenylmethane dye. Used in dairy products, sweets and drinks, synthetic usually occurring as aluminium lake (solution) or ammonium salt; Can cause hyperactivity, skin rashes, bronchoconstriction (combined with 127 and 132), chromosomal damage.
Banned in British Commonwealth 1972-1980. Banned in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Norway Switzerland, Sweden.
More info can be found here:
http://www.mbm.net.au/health/guide.htm