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Let’s make vampire food safe again | Pete Myers | TEDxCharlottesville


so in the spirit of Halloween

so in the spirit of Halloween let’s make vampire blood safe for

let’s make vampire blood safe for

let’s make vampire blood safe for vampires again what why would you do

vampires again what why would you do

vampires again what why would you do that well if you think about it

that well if you think about it

that well if you think about it vampires are at the top of the food

vampires are at the top of the food

vampires are at the top of the food chain they drink human blood

chain they drink human blood

chain they drink human blood unfortunately because of design errors

unfortunately because of design errors

unfortunately because of design errors and ignorance there are thousands

and ignorance there are thousands

and ignorance there are thousands hundreds if not thousands of synthetic

hundreds if not thousands of synthetic

hundreds if not thousands of synthetic organic chemicals that have never been

organic chemicals that have never been

organic chemicals that have never been part of human body chemistry in that

part of human body chemistry in that

part of human body chemistry in that blood and they are linked by serious

blood and they are linked by serious

blood and they are linked by serious science has come out over the last 20

science has come out over the last 20

science has come out over the last 20 years to a range of today’s epidemics of

years to a range of today’s epidemics of

years to a range of today’s epidemics of chronic diseases so if we can make

chronic diseases so if we can make

chronic diseases so if we can make vampire foods safe for vampires again by

vampire foods safe for vampires again by

vampire foods safe for vampires again by reducing exposures we can make people

reducing exposures we can make people

reducing exposures we can make people healthier this is a list a partial list

healthier this is a list a partial list

healthier this is a list a partial list of the epidemics that we are facing

of the epidemics that we are facing

of the epidemics that we are facing today things like breast cancer prostate

today things like breast cancer prostate

today things like breast cancer prostate cancer diabetes obesity autism these

cancer diabetes obesity autism these

cancer diabetes obesity autism these have increased dramatically over the

have increased dramatically over the

have increased dramatically over the 20th and 21st centuries shocking numbers

20th and 21st centuries shocking numbers

20th and 21st centuries shocking numbers in 1975 that one in 5,000 boys developed

in 1975 that one in 5,000 boys developed

in 1975 that one in 5,000 boys developed autism today it’s one in 50

autism today it’s one in 50

autism today it’s one in 50 that’s a hundredfold increase that does

that’s a hundredfold increase that does

that’s a hundredfold increase that does not bode well for our grandchildren and

not bode well for our grandchildren and

not bode well for our grandchildren and what we know from this science is that

what we know from this science is that

what we know from this science is that while all of these factors are multi all

while all of these factors are multi all

while all of these factors are multi all these diseases are multifactorial

these diseases are multifactorial

these diseases are multifactorial chemical contamination contributes some

chemical contamination contributes some

chemical contamination contributes some part of that body burden of that of that

part of that body burden of that of that

part of that body burden of that of that disease burden and what that does is

disease burden and what that does is

disease burden and what that does is give us an opportunity to improve human

give us an opportunity to improve human

give us an opportunity to improve human health by

health by

health by acting on the science that we know today

acting on the science that we know today

acting on the science that we know today I am confident that virtually everyone

I am confident that virtually everyone

I am confident that virtually everyone in this room through family and friends

in this room through family and friends

in this room through family and friends has suffered from one or more of these

has suffered from one or more of these

has suffered from one or more of these conditions we can change that and if we

conditions we can change that and if we

conditions we can change that and if we change that if we reduce the exposures

change that if we reduce the exposures

change that if we reduce the exposures then not only do we improve human health

then not only do we improve human health

then not only do we improve human health but we make that blood safe again for

but we make that blood safe again for

but we make that blood safe again for vampires

vampires

vampires so how did that fetus get to there from

so how did that fetus get to there from

so how did that fetus get to there from a fertilized egg and how does it get

a fertilized egg and how does it get

a fertilized egg and how does it get from there to a fully functional healthy

from there to a fully functional healthy

from there to a fully functional healthy adult

adult

adult well hormones guide gene expression they

well hormones guide gene expression they

well hormones guide gene expression they guide the turning on and turning off of

guide the turning on and turning off of

guide the turning on and turning off of genes which occurs throughout our

genes which occurs throughout our

genes which occurs throughout our lifetimes trillions at times a second

lifetimes trillions at times a second

lifetimes trillions at times a second it’s the symphony of life endocrine

it’s the symphony of life endocrine

it’s the symphony of life endocrine disrupting compounds EDC’s hack that

disrupting compounds EDC’s hack that

disrupting compounds EDC’s hack that system sometimes they turn genes off

system sometimes they turn genes off

system sometimes they turn genes off when we need them sometimes they turn

when we need them sometimes they turn

when we need them sometimes they turn the wrong genes on at the wrong time and

the wrong genes on at the wrong time and

the wrong genes on at the wrong time and when changes when hacking like that

when changes when hacking like that

when changes when hacking like that happens to the hormone system you wind

happens to the hormone system you wind

happens to the hormone system you wind up at risk to some of those epidemics

up at risk to some of those epidemics

up at risk to some of those epidemics it’s a problem how are we exposed to

it’s a problem how are we exposed to

it’s a problem how are we exposed to things like this well many industrial

things like this well many industrial

things like this well many industrial chemicals that are produced through the

chemicals that are produced through the

chemicals that are produced through the process of petroleum distillation have

process of petroleum distillation have

process of petroleum distillation have endocrine disrupting characteristics

endocrine disrupting characteristics

endocrine disrupting characteristics things like bisphenol A which you

things like bisphenol A which you

things like bisphenol A which you probably all know of as BPA and the

probably all know of as BPA and the

probably all know of as BPA and the phthalates that Richard mentioned these

phthalates that Richard mentioned these

phthalates that Richard mentioned these are problematic chemicals they interfere

are problematic chemicals they interfere

are problematic chemicals they interfere with hormone action pesticides

with hormone action pesticides

with hormone action pesticides pesticides get into conventional food as

pesticides get into conventional food as

pesticides get into conventional food as and in direct our kitchens they’re also

and in direct our kitchens they’re also

and in direct our kitchens they’re also sprayed they’re picked up and missed

sprayed they’re picked up and missed

sprayed they’re picked up and missed they’re spread into those houses near

they’re spread into those houses near

they’re spread into those houses near that helicopter spraying pesticides and

that helicopter spraying pesticides and

that helicopter spraying pesticides and lastly they evaporate in the heat of the

lastly they evaporate in the heat of the

lastly they evaporate in the heat of the Sun they volatilize they go into the

Sun they volatilize they go into the

Sun they volatilize they go into the clouds they get into the raindrops and

clouds they get into the raindrops and

clouds they get into the raindrops and they can be rained down on land several

they can be rained down on land several

they can be rained down on land several hundred kilometres away

Nick Kristof the New York Times Colman’s

Nick Kristof the New York Times Colman’s wrote about this this past week and I’ll

wrote about this this past week and I’ll

wrote about this this past week and I’ll paraphrase what he said there we’ve done

paraphrase what he said there we’ve done

paraphrase what he said there we’ve done a really good job at lowering

a really good job at lowering

a really good job at lowering contamination in the outer world in the

contamination in the outer world in the

contamination in the outer world in the air and the water of the rivers we have

air and the water of the rivers we have

air and the water of the rivers we have done a terrible job at eliminating

done a terrible job at eliminating

done a terrible job at eliminating contamination in the inner world

contamination in the inner world

contamination in the inner world especially of the developing fetus and

especially of the developing fetus and

especially of the developing fetus and the brain and that’s underlying a lot of

the brain and that’s underlying a lot of

the brain and that’s underlying a lot of these problems so how do those things

these problems so how do those things

these problems so how do those things get into us we bring them into our homes

get into us we bring them into our homes

get into us we bring them into our homes we we don’t question the safety of

we we don’t question the safety of

we we don’t question the safety of conventional produce we don’t understand

conventional produce we don’t understand

conventional produce we don’t understand that farmed salmon have persistent

that farmed salmon have persistent

that farmed salmon have persistent organic pollutants in them at high

organic pollutants in them at high

organic pollutants in them at high levels we use pesticides freely we use

levels we use pesticides freely we use

levels we use pesticides freely we use personal care products which

personal care products which

personal care products which surprisingly contain things like salads

surprisingly contain things like salads

surprisingly contain things like salads things as simple as a couch and as

things as simple as a couch and as

things as simple as a couch and as complicated as a computer have-have

complicated as a computer have-have

complicated as a computer have-have brominated flame retardants in them

brominated flame retardants in them

brominated flame retardants in them which leach leak out of the those those

which leach leak out of the those those

which leach leak out of the those those that equipment and the couch enter the

that equipment and the couch enter the

that equipment and the couch enter the dust get on your floor and then are

dust get on your floor and then are

dust get on your floor and then are picked up in the hands of a toddler

picked up in the hands of a toddler

picked up in the hands of a toddler who’s crawling and put into the mouth

who’s crawling and put into the mouth

who’s crawling and put into the mouth something as banal as thermal paper

something as banal as thermal paper

something as banal as thermal paper receipts which we handle every day when

receipts which we handle every day when

receipts which we handle every day when we grab the receipt at the gas station

we grab the receipt at the gas station

we grab the receipt at the gas station or at the ATM those are coated in dust

or at the ATM those are coated in dust

or at the ATM those are coated in dust with BPA and every time you handle one

with BPA and every time you handle one

with BPA and every time you handle one it’s transferred to your skin and it

it’s transferred to your skin and it

it’s transferred to your skin and it penetrates and gets into your

penetrates and gets into your

penetrates and gets into your bloodstream cooking utensils some not

bloodstream cooking utensils some not

bloodstream cooking utensils some not all but some are made out of materials

all but some are made out of materials

all but some are made out of materials that leach endocrine disrupting

that leach endocrine disrupting

that leach endocrine disrupting compounds also and then there’s food

compounds also and then there’s food

compounds also and then there’s food packaging equipment materials plastics

packaging equipment materials plastics

packaging equipment materials plastics that stuff the plastics in those

that stuff the plastics in those

that stuff the plastics in those materials leach into the food with which

materials leach into the food with which

materials leach into the food with which it comes into contact especially if it’s

it comes into contact especially if it’s

it comes into contact especially if it’s heated so let me give you a hint don’t

heated so let me give you a hint don’t

heated so let me give you a hint don’t microwave in plastic it’s just a bad

microwave in plastic it’s just a bad

microwave in plastic it’s just a bad idea

this science of endocrine disruption has

this science of endocrine disruption has undergone a revolution over the last 20

undergone a revolution over the last 20

undergone a revolution over the last 20 years and I’m gonna summarize three

years and I’m gonna summarize three

years and I’m gonna summarize three pillars of that science for you

pillars of that science for you

pillars of that science for you things that completely change how we

things that completely change how we

things that completely change how we think about the consequences of that

think about the consequences of that

think about the consequences of that stuff we’re bringing into our homes

stuff we’re bringing into our homes

stuff we’re bringing into our homes every day first low doses matter a lot

every day first low doses matter a lot

every day first low doses matter a lot we used to think only high doses matter

we used to think only high doses matter

we used to think only high doses matter low doses matter and I’ll give you an

low doses matter and I’ll give you an

low doses matter and I’ll give you an example

example

example second events in the womb don’t stay in

second events in the womb don’t stay in

second events in the womb don’t stay in the womb it fetal exposures can lead to

the womb it fetal exposures can lead to

the womb it fetal exposures can lead to problems much later in life third how we

problems much later in life third how we

problems much later in life third how we assess safety how the FDA and the EPA

assess safety how the FDA and the EPA

assess safety how the FDA and the EPA assess safety are based on profoundly

assess safety are based on profoundly

assess safety are based on profoundly flawed assumptions they’re getting it

flawed assumptions they’re getting it

flawed assumptions they’re getting it wrong

wrong

wrong today so low doses matter a lot – frogs

today so low doses matter a lot – frogs

today so low doses matter a lot – frogs mating what you don’t know about that

mating what you don’t know about that

mating what you don’t know about that picture is that the lower frog is the

picture is that the lower frog is the

picture is that the lower frog is the brother of the upper frog and exposure

brother of the upper frog and exposure

brother of the upper frog and exposure to a pesticide at 2.5 parts per billion

to a pesticide at 2.5 parts per billion

to a pesticide at 2.5 parts per billion when it was a tadpole let it to grow up

when it was a tadpole let it to grow up

when it was a tadpole let it to grow up as a fully functional female capable of

as a fully functional female capable of

as a fully functional female capable of growing of laying eggs that can be

growing of laying eggs that can be

growing of laying eggs that can be fertilized capable of having those

fertilized capable of having those

fertilized capable of having those fertilized eggs grow up into adults and

fertilized eggs grow up into adults and

fertilized eggs grow up into adults and then reproduce the next generation the

then reproduce the next generation the

then reproduce the next generation the pesticide is atrazine a commonly used

pesticide is atrazine a commonly used

pesticide is atrazine a commonly used herbicide in the Midwest 2.5 parts per

herbicide in the Midwest 2.5 parts per

herbicide in the Midwest 2.5 parts per billion low amounts matter what is that

billion low amounts matter what is that

billion low amounts matter what is that anyone have an idea what one part per

anyone have an idea what one part per

anyone have an idea what one part per billion is think of a pancake stack four

billion is think of a pancake stack four

billion is think of a pancake stack four thousand miles high one pancake in that

thousand miles high one pancake in that

thousand miles high one pancake in that stack is one part per billion so a small

stack is one part per billion so a small

stack is one part per billion so a small amount can have a huge effect think

amount can have a huge effect think

amount can have a huge effect think events in the womb don’t stay in the

events in the womb don’t stay in the

events in the womb don’t stay in the womb I apologize it’s almost lunch the

womb I apologize it’s almost lunch the

womb I apologize it’s almost lunch the inside of a mouse that’s a control mouse

inside of a mouse that’s a control mouse

inside of a mouse that’s a control mouse in an experiment it’s a healthy Mouse

in an experiment it’s a healthy Mouse

in an experiment it’s a healthy Mouse it’s got good kidneys fully functional

it’s got good kidneys fully functional

it’s got good kidneys fully functional it’s got a small small bladder what

it’s got a small small bladder what

it’s got a small small bladder what would happen have happened it had that

would happen have happened it had that

would happen have happened it had that Mouse in the womb been exposed to 20

Mouse in the womb been exposed to 20

Mouse in the womb been exposed to 20 parts per billion of BPA its kidneys

parts per billion of BPA its kidneys

parts per billion of BPA its kidneys have gone comply this these two mice are

have gone comply this these two mice are

have gone comply this these two mice are my age in Mouse ears long after the

my age in Mouse ears long after the

my age in Mouse ears long after the exposures took place in the womb it’s

exposures took place in the womb it’s

exposures took place in the womb it’s blood the kidneys have gone to chronic

blood the kidneys have gone to chronic

blood the kidneys have gone to chronic bladder is about to explode had it been

bladder is about to explode had it been

bladder is about to explode had it been left alive for the few more days the

left alive for the few more days the

left alive for the few more days the bladder would have exploded so what

bladder would have exploded so what

bladder would have exploded so what happened so you’ve got a bladder and

happened so you’ve got a bladder and

happened so you’ve got a bladder and you’ve got the outside world

you’ve got the outside world

you’ve got the outside world dude you Reeth row is the tube through

dude you Reeth row is the tube through

dude you Reeth row is the tube through which you pee mice do it we do it that

which you pee mice do it we do it that

which you pee mice do it we do it that urethra has some tissue a special tissue

urethra has some tissue a special tissue

urethra has some tissue a special tissue that responds to BPA when the exposure

that responds to BPA when the exposure

that responds to BPA when the exposure takes place in the womb so that as the

takes place in the womb so that as the

takes place in the womb so that as the mouse ages that tube constricts until

mouse ages that tube constricts until

mouse ages that tube constricts until the animal can no longer pee and that’s

the animal can no longer pee and that’s

the animal can no longer pee and that’s the result events in the womb can be

the result events in the womb can be

the result events in the womb can be manifest much later in life with very

manifest much later in life with very

manifest much later in life with very little indication what’s going on in

little indication what’s going on in

little indication what’s going on in between this is another experiment with

between this is another experiment with

between this is another experiment with my sis when done by the National

my sis when done by the National

my sis when done by the National Institute of Environmental Health

Institute of Environmental Health

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences it’s the same strain of mice

Sciences it’s the same strain of mice

Sciences it’s the same strain of mice they track their caloric intakes and

they track their caloric intakes and

they track their caloric intakes and activity levels from birth to this point

activity levels from birth to this point

activity levels from birth to this point which is midlife and what you can see is

which is midlife and what you can see is

which is midlife and what you can see is that one of them is morbidly obese it’s

that one of them is morbidly obese it’s

that one of them is morbidly obese it’s clearly not couch potatoes or gluttony

clearly not couch potatoes or gluttony

clearly not couch potatoes or gluttony involved what was involved well the

involved what was involved well the

involved what was involved well the morbidly obese Mouse was exposed to one

morbidly obese Mouse was exposed to one

morbidly obese Mouse was exposed to one part per billion at birth to a potent

part per billion at birth to a potent

part per billion at birth to a potent endocrine disrupting compound and it

endocrine disrupting compound and it

endocrine disrupting compound and it changed as the animal grew how many fat

changed as the animal grew how many fat

changed as the animal grew how many fat cells it had in its body more fat cells

cells it had in its body more fat cells

cells it had in its body more fat cells greater risk for obesity so here’s the

greater risk for obesity so here’s the

greater risk for obesity so here’s the question and and this this goes right to

question and and this this goes right to

question and and this this goes right to the point of the flawed assumptions used

the point of the flawed assumptions used

the point of the flawed assumptions used by FDA and EPA today what would have

by FDA and EPA today what would have

by FDA and EPA today what would have happened if the experimental Mouse had

happened if the experimental Mouse had

happened if the experimental Mouse had been exposed to a thousand parts per

been exposed to a thousand parts per

been exposed to a thousand parts per billion instead of one one produced

billion instead of one one produced

billion instead of one one produced morbid obesity would a thousand produce

morbid obesity would a thousand produce

morbid obesity would a thousand produce an explosion actually if you’re a

an explosion actually if you’re a

an explosion actually if you’re a toxicologist at the EPA you turn to a

toxicologist at the EPA you turn to a

toxicologist at the EPA you turn to a dictum developed in the 1600s by a man

dictum developed in the 1600s by a man

dictum developed in the 1600s by a man named Paracelsus which says the dose

named Paracelsus which says the dose

named Paracelsus which says the dose makes the poison the bigger the dose the

makes the poison the bigger the dose the

makes the poison the bigger the dose the bigger the effect that would predict an

bigger the effect that would predict an

bigger the effect that would predict an explosion in fact what happens is the

explosion in fact what happens is the

explosion in fact what happens is the mouse exposed to a thousand parts per

mouse exposed to a thousand parts per

mouse exposed to a thousand parts per billion loses weight compared to the

billion loses weight compared to the

billion loses weight compared to the control animal exactly the opposite of

control animal exactly the opposite of

control animal exactly the opposite of what

what

what every regulatory Asst test for safety

every regulatory Asst test for safety

every regulatory Asst test for safety has ever assumed hormones and endocrine

has ever assumed hormones and endocrine

has ever assumed hormones and endocrine disrupting compounds have one suite of

disrupting compounds have one suite of

disrupting compounds have one suite of effects at high doses and another suite

effects at high doses and another suite

effects at high doses and another suite of effects at low doses and you can’t

of effects at low doses and you can’t

of effects at low doses and you can’t predict one from the other and yet all

predict one from the other and yet all

predict one from the other and yet all regulatory testing tests in the high

regulatory testing tests in the high

regulatory testing tests in the high dose range waits and does a series of

dose range waits and does a series of

dose range waits and does a series of tests down the doses until there’s no

tests down the doses until there’s no

tests down the doses until there’s no differs between control and experimental

differs between control and experimental

differs between control and experimental and that says ha we found where it’s

and that says ha we found where it’s

and that says ha we found where it’s safe

safe

safe they never test in the low dose range

they never test in the low dose range

they never test in the low dose range this is a deep flaw in every regulatory

this is a deep flaw in every regulatory

this is a deep flaw in every regulatory test that’s been done on the planet by

test that’s been done on the planet by

test that’s been done on the planet by regulatory agencies has been driven by

regulatory agencies has been driven by

regulatory agencies has been driven by that completely false assumption another

that completely false assumption another

that completely false assumption another assumption as shoppers we assume that

assumption as shoppers we assume that

assumption as shoppers we assume that the products in the market have been

the products in the market have been

the products in the market have been tested for safety period not even even

tested for safety period not even even

tested for safety period not even even by flawed methods well unfortunately the

by flawed methods well unfortunately the

by flawed methods well unfortunately the vast majority of chemicals that are used

vast majority of chemicals that are used

vast majority of chemicals that are used in products today have never been tested

in products today have never been tested

in products today have never been tested at all and that’s because of the way the

at all and that’s because of the way the

at all and that’s because of the way the law was structured in 1976 toxic

law was structured in 1976 toxic

law was structured in 1976 toxic substance Control Act where they looked

substance Control Act where they looked

substance Control Act where they looked at tens of thousands of chemicals and

at tens of thousands of chemicals and

at tens of thousands of chemicals and they said well we don’t see any dead

they said well we don’t see any dead

they said well we don’t see any dead bodies they used the toxicology of

bodies they used the toxicology of

bodies they used the toxicology of the 1970s to ask do we see any problems

the 1970s to ask do we see any problems

the 1970s to ask do we see any problems and they said no so let’s just

and they said no so let’s just

and they said no so let’s just grandfather among them all in we’re

grandfather among them all in we’re

grandfather among them all in we’re gonna let people use them without any

gonna let people use them without any

gonna let people use them without any further testing and that’s what happened

further testing and that’s what happened

further testing and that’s what happened tens of thousands of chemicals are on

tens of thousands of chemicals are on

tens of thousands of chemicals are on the market today because they were

the market today because they were

the market today because they were grandfathered in in 1976 I’ll give you

grandfathered in in 1976 I’ll give you

grandfathered in in 1976 I’ll give you one example of how dangerous that

one example of how dangerous that

one example of how dangerous that assumption has proven to be this is doc

assumption has proven to be this is doc

assumption has proven to be this is doc tail salt sodium sulfur succinate it’s a

tail salt sodium sulfur succinate it’s a

tail salt sodium sulfur succinate it’s a product using laxatives in in the US and

product using laxatives in in the US and

product using laxatives in in the US and elsewhere is taken by pregnant women

elsewhere is taken by pregnant women

elsewhere is taken by pregnant women during pregnancy scientists using

during pregnancy scientists using

during pregnancy scientists using today’s toxicology to toxicology of

today’s toxicology to toxicology of

today’s toxicology to toxicology of endocrine disruptions discovered that

endocrine disruptions discovered that

endocrine disruptions discovered that the that that that compound do SS is an

the that that that compound do SS is an

the that that that compound do SS is an obese agent it makes exposed individuals

obese agent it makes exposed individuals

obese agent it makes exposed individuals become fatter a significant percentage

become fatter a significant percentage

become fatter a significant percentage of pregnant women in the u.s. today are

of pregnant women in the u.s. today are

of pregnant women in the u.s. today are taking this during pregnancy this may be

taking this during pregnancy this may be

taking this during pregnancy this may be something maybe because the science is

something maybe because the science is

something maybe because the science is done yet but may be contributing today’s

done yet but may be contributing today’s

done yet but may be contributing today’s current obesity crisis so there are

current obesity crisis so there are

current obesity crisis so there are things that we can do as individuals we

things that we can do as individuals we

things that we can do as individuals we can make personal lifestyle choices

can make personal lifestyle choices

can make personal lifestyle choices about what to expose ourselves and what

about what to expose ourselves and what

about what to expose ourselves and what not to if we know what to what’s what’s

not to if we know what to what’s what’s

not to if we know what to what’s what’s out there and what’s dangerous

out there and what’s dangerous

out there and what’s dangerous unfortunately moms should not have to be

unfortunately moms should not have to be

unfortunately moms should not have to be chemical engineers to go shopping for

chemical engineers to go shopping for

chemical engineers to go shopping for their kids but that’s what the system

their kids but that’s what the system

their kids but that’s what the system forces them to do today what this book

forces them to do today what this book

forces them to do today what this book does is is say if you know something

does is is say if you know something

does is is say if you know something about this you can reduce your exposures

about this you can reduce your exposures

about this you can reduce your exposures or you can increase your exposures and

or you can increase your exposures and

or you can increase your exposures and not only is this there’s this book which

not only is this there’s this book which

not only is this there’s this book which is humorous there are many studies

is humorous there are many studies

is humorous there are many studies published in the scientific literature

published in the scientific literature

published in the scientific literature which show the same thing you can make

which show the same thing you can make

which show the same thing you can make choices that reduce your exposures there

choices that reduce your exposures there

choices that reduce your exposures there are other things that need to happen you

are other things that need to happen you

are other things that need to happen you know the old dictum reduce reuse recycle

know the old dictum reduce reuse recycle

know the old dictum reduce reuse recycle well I’ve been working and there are

well I’ve been working and there are

well I’ve been working and there are other there are lots of people working

other there are lots of people working

other there are lots of people working on the 4th R which is redesign we have

on the 4th R which is redesign we have

on the 4th R which is redesign we have enough information now out of this

enough information now out of this

enough information now out of this scientific research from on endocrine

scientific research from on endocrine

scientific research from on endocrine disruption over the last 20 years to

disruption over the last 20 years to

disruption over the last 20 years to know how to design new chemicals that do

know how to design new chemicals that do

know how to design new chemicals that do not create this hazard and you know what

not create this hazard and you know what

not create this hazard and you know what there’s a market for that out there you

there’s a market for that out there you

there’s a market for that out there you you are driving companies to make

you are driving companies to make

you are driving companies to make choices about avoiding hazardous

choices about avoiding hazardous

choices about avoiding hazardous materials in the product that they sell

materials in the product that they sell

materials in the product that they sell you it’s not done yet but look at think

you it’s not done yet but look at think

you it’s not done yet but look at think about BPA and the fact you go into any

about BPA and the fact you go into any

about BPA and the fact you go into any market that sells bottles like this

market that sells bottles like this

market that sells bottles like this today they’re labeled bpa-free it’s not

today they’re labeled bpa-free it’s not

today they’re labeled bpa-free it’s not by accident it’s because you’re paying

by accident it’s because you’re paying

by accident it’s because you’re paying those company APRI manie’s a premium to

those company APRI manie’s a premium to

those company APRI manie’s a premium to provide you with safer materials so we

provide you with safer materials so we

provide you with safer materials so we have the knowledge today to introduce a

have the knowledge today to introduce a

have the knowledge today to introduce a new generation of materials that are

new generation of materials that are

new generation of materials that are inherently safer you are rewarding

inherently safer you are rewarding

inherently safer you are rewarding companies that do that Target Walmart

companies that do that Target Walmart

companies that do that Target Walmart Costco Home Depot have all been sending

Costco Home Depot have all been sending

Costco Home Depot have all been sending lists to their suppliers saying enough

lists to their suppliers saying enough

lists to their suppliers saying enough already get that stuff out of out of our

already get that stuff out of out of our

already get that stuff out of out of our the things that we’re buying you so I

the things that we’re buying you so I

the things that we’re buying you so I thank you for contributing to trying to

thank you for contributing to trying to

thank you for contributing to trying to the path to solve this problem we can do

the path to solve this problem we can do

the path to solve this problem we can do this we have the science that is

this we have the science that is

this we have the science that is sufficient to solve this problem today

sufficient to solve this problem today

sufficient to solve this problem today and when we use that science not or not

and when we use that science not or not

and when we use that science not or not only are we going to make people

only are we going to make people

only are we going to make people healthier but we’re gonna make vampire

healthier but we’re gonna make vampire

healthier but we’re gonna make vampire blood safe again thank you

blood safe again thank you

blood safe again thank you [Applause]

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