[Ansteorra] Fwd: Read this before drinking Gatorade again

[Dan Baker]

While I don't know of any problems related to that chemical, let me point
out that Baking Soda is also an excellent fire retardant. Before people run
off half cocked, alarmism pays very well in a litigious society.  Do we
have a case of some moron trying to make a buck, or a legitimate claim of
hazard?

I do drink gatorade, but find products like Nuun much better as t doesn't
have all the carbs and dyes in it.

Capten Rhys

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Bree Flowers <evethejust at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know whether this is true, Snopes had nothing on the subject, and I
> do not drink Gatorade. I do know a lot of our fighters drink Gatorade and
> might be able to verify the information. If it is true, you might want to
> sign the petition.
>
> ~Astridr
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Pulin Modi, Change.org <mail at change.org>
> Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM
> Subject: Read this before drinking Gatorade again
> To: evethejust at gmail.com
>
>
>        [image: Change.org]    * Join Sarah in asking Gatorade to remove
> flame retardant chemicals as ingredients in all of their sports drinks.
> <
> http://www.change.org/petitions/gatorade-don-t-put-flame-retardant-chemicals-in-sports-drinks?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13930&alert_id=NHutrBrDqn_DjOBZDHdxx
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> Sign Sarah's Petition
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>
> Bree -
>
> Gatorade is one of the most recognizable sport drinks for athletes. High
> schooler Sarah Kavanagh knows this -- she sometimes chooses to drink
> Gatorade after soccer and volleyball games.
>
> *When she noticed "Brominated Vegetable Oil" (BVO) listed as an ingredient
> in her Gatorade, she looked it up -- and found out that it's considered a
> flame retardant and banned in countries like Japan and the European Union.*
>
> Sarah knows that Gatorade would never want their drinks to be seen as a
> health risk. When she read about other consumers starting petitions on
> Change.org that successfully got companies like Starbucks to remove
> unwanted ingredients,* she decided to start a petition asking Gatorade to
> stop using BVO in their sport drinks. Sign her petition by clicking
> here.<
> http://www.change.org/petitions/gatorade-don-t-put-flame-retardant-chemicals-in-sports-drinks?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13930&alert_id=NHutrBrDqn_DjOBZDHdxx
> >
> *
>
> Gatorade says they use BVO just to keep certain colors bright -- even
> though some research suggests it can cause impaired brain development,
> reduced fertility, and can stay in the body for a long time.
>
> *The government and the sports drink industry claim that it’s safe to use
> BVO below certain levels, but Sarah says she doesn't want dangerous flame
> retardants of any amount in her Gatorade.*
>
> BVO is not in every Gatorade drink -- just a few flavors. *Sarah doesn't
> think it makes sense that they would keep such a controversial ingredient
> for just a couple of drinks, especially since they already have to take it
> out for sale in other countries.*
>
> *Help Sarah send a clear message to Gatorade by signing her petition asking
> them to remove potentially hazardous flame retardants from their sport
> drinks. Click here to
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