| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
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The following is taken from the Jan. 8, 1991 issue of Family Circle
magazine:
"In our September 25 issue, we alerted you to the hazards of
lead-soldered seams in canned food. Good news from The National Food
Processor's Association: Less than 3% of the 21 billion cans used for
food are lead soldered. Your risk of consuming fruit juices or tomato
products packed in these cans is minimal since most lead-seamed cans
are only used to package dry products or pet foods. Leaching of lead is
not a problem with dry goods."
Anyone care to take a stab at the percentage of lead-soldered seams
used on pet food cans? I wonder how much of a problem this really is?
Mike
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| 4289.1 | letter to Family Circle | CUPMK::PHILBROOK | Customer Publications Consulting | Mon Jan 07 1991 11:04 | 30 |
I've sent the following letter to Family Circle:
Reader Mail Department January 5, 1991
Family Circle
110 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Dear Family Circle:
In "Circle This" of your Jan. 8, 1991 issue you follow up on a Sept. 25 story
regarding lead-soldered seams in canned food. You state that our risk of
consuming products in lead-soldered cans is minimal since most of the nearly
700,000 (3% of 21 billion) lead-soldered cans are used for dry foods and pet
foods.
This may seem like a minimal risk to the human population, but just how many of
these 700,000 cans are used for pet foods? My two dogs eat canned pet food and
I am quite concerned for their safety as a result of your report.
Please don't create a false sense of security by stating that a mere 700,000
cans is a minimal risk to people while cavalierly implying that pets don't
count. Please follow up with The National Food Processor's Association once
again to determine the risk of exposure in canned pet foods. Those of us who
are pet lovers and owners will surely appreciate your help.
Sincerely,
Michael Philbrook
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| 4289.2 | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Jan 08 1991 07:22 | 1 | |
Well said Phil! | |||||
| 4289.3 | CUPMK::PHILBROOK | Customer Publications Consulting | Tue Jan 08 1991 09:43 | 3 | |
Thanks, only my name isn't Phil -- it's Mike!
Mike
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| 4289.4 | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Wed Jan 09 1991 07:50 | 1 | |
oops.....Sorry Mike. I'm only good with cat names ;-) | |||||
| 4289.5 | CUPMK::PHILBROOK | Customer Publications Consulting | Wed Jan 09 1991 10:56 | 1 | |
Meow :+) | |||||