Formaldehyde Also known as formalin, this is a major constituent of embalming fluid. It is a powerful killer of living cells and is poisonous to the nervous, reproductive, immune, and respiratory systems. It also damages the liver. It is a carcinogen and linked to leukemia and cancer of the brain, colon, and lymph.

Tri (n) butylphosphate A suspected nerve and kidney poison.

Polysorbate 80 This absorbent is known to cause cancer in test animals.

Ammonium sulfate This poisonous salt damages the gastrointesinal tract, the liver, and nerve and respiratory systems.

Animal, bacterial, and viral DNA Taken into the human body, these substances are absorbed by the DNA, resulting in genetic mutations.

Mercury In the form of Thimerosal, it is included in vaccines to kill some of the dangerous bacteria and viruses in vaccine fluid. But thimerosal is, itself, one of the most poisonous substances known to mankind. It especially affects the brain, intestines, liver, kidneys, and bone marrow. Extremely small amounts can cause nerve damage, paralysis, and death. It is a major cause of autism in children; even in extremely small amounts, it is one of the most dangerous substances in this list.

Beta-propiolactone This preservant is known to cause cancer; it is poison to the liver, respiratory organs, skin, sense organs, and alimentary tract.

Latex rubber Minute amounts of this can cause life-threatening allergic reactions.

Monosodium glutamate Also known as MSG, glutamate, and glutamic acid, this substance is mutagenic and teratogenic; that is, it is known to cause developmental malformation and monstrosities. This is because it is a neurotoxin, producing allergic reactions ranging from mild to severe.

Gentamicin sulfate This antibiotic causes mild to life threatening allergic reactions.

Aluminum A cause of brain damage and a suspected factor in Alzheimers disease, dementia, seizures, and comas. Allergic reactions can occur on the skin.

Microorganisms These include both live and dead viruses, bacteria, and toxins emitted by them. For example, the polio vaccine was contaminated with a monkey virus which is now being found in the bones, lung lining (mesothelioma), brain tumors, and lymphomas of humans.

Polymyxin B A powerful antibiotic which can produce dangerous allergic reactions.

Genetically modified yeast Absorbed by the recipients DNA, it causes genetic mutations.

Glutaraldehyde Poisonous, if ingested. It causes birth defects in experimental animals.

Gelatin This is produced from pigs feet and skins, calf and cattle skins, and demineralized cattle bones. Allergic reactions have been reported.

Phenol Also known as phenoxyethanol (2-PE), this substance is also used as antifreeze. When animals drink antifreeze, they die a horrible death. Phenol is toxic to all cells and capable of disabling the immune systems primary response mechanism.

Human cells These are taken from aborted fetal (human baby) tissue and human albumin.

Animal cells Also included in vaccines will be found a variety of the following substances: pig blood, horse blood, and calf serum. Pieces of guinea pigs, rabbit brain, dog kidney, cow heart, monkey kidney, chick embryo, and eggs of chickens and ducks. No check is made to guarantee that these included animal parts will not be diseased. The vaccine manufacturer hopes that all the various poisonous chemicals included in the vaccine will kill the bacteria and viruses.

"A major cause of the Roman Empires decline, after six centuries of world dominance was its replacement of stone aqueducts by lead pipes for the transport and supply of drinking water. Roman engineers, the best in the world, turned their fellow citizens into neurological cripples. Today our own best and brightest, with the best of intentions, achieve the same end through childhood vaccination programs yielding the modern scourges of hyperactivity, learning disabilities, autism, appetite disorders, and impulsive violence."Harris L. Coulter, Ph.D.

Olestra is a strange kind of synthetic vegetable oil which is not derived from plants or animals. Because it is much cheaper to produce, major food manufacturers petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve it for human consumption.

In spite of vigorous protests by physiologists and nutritionists about this "food" substitute for vegetable oil, the FDA approved it as an oil substitute.

Here are several statements by nutritional experts:

"Olestra is a type of mineral oil! . . I believe this is another hoax and deception being foisted on . . the American people."Dr. Sheldon Margen, Public Health Nutrition, University of California, Berkeley.

"Olestra . . constitutes a public health time bomb."Dr. John S. Bertram, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii.

"This substance has the potential to do significant harm."Dr. Earnst J. Schaefer, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

"We are concerned about the high incidences of gastrointestinal effects, ranging from diarrhea to fecal urgency, that are caused by the consumption of modest levels of olestra."Dr. Mark Donowitz, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

"The bowel disturbances and impaired absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, including carotenoids . . are sufficient reasons to have serious reservations about this food additive and to recommend that it not be introduced as a food additive."Dr. Ian Greaves, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

"It is clear folly to introduce this product into the diet of children."Dr. Herbert Needleman, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

"There are too many unanswered questions remaining about the safety and long-term public health consequences of olestra consumption. Therefore, the American Public Health Association does not support approval for olestra at this time."Dr. Fernando Trevino, American Public Health Association.

"Even low levels of harm should not be tolerated when introducing new products into the food supply . . For olestra, the harm appears substantial. We would argue strongly that the FDA should not approve olestra for use in foods, nor should it be allowed into the U.S. food supply."Drs. John D. Potter and Johanna Lampe, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle.

"The adverse effects of olestra outweigh its potential benefits."Jerianne Hemimendinger, Cancer Research Center, Denver.

"Olestraeven in limited usecan be potentially harmful to the public . . I do not believe that our society can afford such a risk [of macular degeneration within the eyes]."Dr. Norman Krinsky, Tufts University School of Medicine.

"There is strong reason to suspect that the effects of olestra will include increases in cancer, heart disease, stroke, and blindness."Drs. Walter Willett and Meir Stampfer, Harvard School of Public Health.

"These estimates clearly demonstrate that the magnitude of carotenoid [pro-vitamin A] reduction demonstrated in controlled feeding studies of olestra could potentially produce a large number of deaths annually and major morbidity in the U.S. population . . We . . strongly encourage you [Dr. Kessler, head of the FDA] to avoid submitting the U.S. population, including children and pregnant women, to a massive uncontrolled experiment with potentially disastrous consequences."Drs. Walter Willett and Meir Stampfer, Harvard School of Public Health. (Their petition to the Food and Drug Administration was endorsed by 25 other nutrition experts).

I recall an incident about 30 years ago, when (because it was so much cheaper to manufacture) an Italian olive oil firm sold fine-grade machine oil to North Africans as "olive oil." It produced blindness in thousands of people. Very likely, the blindness was caused by the mineral oil absorbing vitamin A and carotenoids from the body. vf