the more i read

the more i feel we are doomed


Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Food, Water Supply
Studies Being Done to Determine Long-Term Effects of Small Amounts of Perchlorate on Human Health

they closed down (well are going to close down) a plant that makes candy in connecticut. the talk is they are going to contract out to some country where it was cheaper to make candy. i was enraged. i saw how and what happened with pet food being made in other countries. turns out i have NOTHING to worry about. we're poisoning ourselves without any help!

Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, is turning up in the nation's food -- in vegetables like lettuce and spinach -- and water supply.
You've never heard of it? Most Americans haven't, but millions have been exposed to it. This week Congress held hearings to determine just how dangerous it is to humans' health.
"A study from the Centers for Disease Control last year tested almost 3,000 people who are representative of the U.S. population. They found perchlorate in every single person," said Dr. Anila Jacob of the Environmental Working Group.........