Fat Substitute Olestra Eyed as Hazardous-Waste Cleaner Potato Chip Sales Fall Short
[usatoday]
The controversial fat substitute that consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble once hoped would change the way people eat might, instead, change the way industrial pollutants are cleaned up.
P&G has asked that a precursor of its olestra fat substitute be placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's list of industrial chemicals. The new chemical, made by rearranging fatty acids, might be used to soak up toxins at Superfund sites, heavily polluted areas designated by the EPA
This actually makes some sense as most American's digestive tracks should probably be designated as superfund sites.
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[usatoday]
The controversial fat substitute that consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble once hoped would change the way people eat might, instead, change the way industrial pollutants are cleaned up.
P&G has asked that a precursor of its olestra fat substitute be placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's list of industrial chemicals. The new chemical, made by rearranging fatty acids, might be used to soak up toxins at Superfund sites, heavily polluted areas designated by the EPA
- linda 5-31-2001 7:09 pm
This actually makes some sense as most American's digestive tracks should probably be designated as superfund sites.
- jim 5-31-2001 7:30 pm [add a comment]