Media Sticks Poisonous Popcorn Bags to Teflon Chemical

STATS ^ | November 28, 2005 | Trevor Butterworth

[weekendwarrior]

Sorry about the bad link. Looks like someone else is on top of this as well. I didn't see this until today, but it is definitely in line with the Butterworth piece.


http://www.fumento.com/fda/zonyl.html

Media Break Rules for Green Groups
By Michael Fumento
Scripps Howard News Service, December 1, 2005


"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." But how about "Fool me always?" That's the mainstream media's relationship with self-styled "environmental" and "consumer" activist groups. And you wonder to what extent the media are being fooled – as opposed to simply repeating what they want to believe.


A current and classic incident involves the Environmental Working Group – "a savvy political animal funded by deep-pocketed foundations" as one columnist nicely put it, "engaged in aggressive eco-lobbying that belies its image as an innocuous public charity dedicated to 'educating' citizens."

Using allegedly "covered up" studies and a valiant "whistleblower" named Glenn Evers, EWG is accusing DuPont of hiding the health dangers of a member of the Teflon family called Zonyl. The chemical prevents food grease from penetrating wrappers and cardboard and staining your clothes.