[Ansteorra] Fwd: Read this before drinking Gatorade again

Harry Billings humble_archer at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 24 14:39:42 PST 2012


to go alarming water can kill you so don't drink it, coarse you will die if your don't so pick your poison. 

plachoya 

Ansteorra


> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:58:28 -0600
> From: lordrhys at gmail.com
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Fwd: Read this before drinking Gatorade again
> 
> 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
> > >
> > *
> > <
> > 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
> > >
> > Sign Sarah's Petition
> > <
> > 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
> > >
> >
> > 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
> > sign.<
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> > >
> > *
> >
> > Thanks for being a change - maker,
> >
> > Pulin and the Change.org team
> >
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