WEEK 1 December 25th to 31st 2001

   PLASTIC BAGS BAD FOR THE FOOD (AND THE PEOPLE EATING IT)

   The plastic bags we use to carry food from grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores are bad for us. New research proves that it most certainly will change the taste of food put unprotected in the bag and be dangerous for whoever is eating the food. And as the tests show it's the "environmental friendly" bags that are the most dangerous. This makes sense really, since they're made to easily dissolve in the environment, from all kinds of influences...
   You think this is rich? Well, then you should consider investigating further. These bags were made to supplant those who weren't environmentally "friendly". They generally made a mess and were considered "bad form" to leave during a Sunday trip. In other words they were visible. It took them a long time to disappear. The new ones have lesser visibility, but have you considered what really happens to whatever they're made of, after they disappear? No, most of us don't do such things and think such thoughts. Our attention is diverted, by the illusionists' magic. We don't realize what happens when one artificial compound is supplanted with another: Nothing of significance.
   And in case you think you're safe if the food is "protected" by plastic and other artificial covers while you're putting it in the shopping bag... Well, in case you don't know this we can tell you that the embellishment is made of exactly the same or even more dangerous compounds as the bags...