Sunflower Oil
Apr 25th 2008, 7:10 pm
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Sunflower Oil
Apr 25th 2008, 7:17 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
luckily I use extra virgin olive oil 
Apr 25th 2008, 7:32 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
We stopped using Sunflower oil some time ago when we found out that, if heated, it turns into an unsaturated fat. Now we use olive oil for everything, thank goodness.
However,there was that scare in spain, some years ago, when lots of people were poisened - and some died - because of contaminated olive oil that was being sold cheaply on the black market.
JJ
However,there was that scare in spain, some years ago, when lots of people were poisened - and some died - because of contaminated olive oil that was being sold cheaply on the black market.
JJ
Apr 25th 2008, 8:41 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
We stopped using Sunflower oil some time ago when we found out that, if heated, it turns into an unsaturated fat. Now we use olive oil for everything, thank goodness.
However,there was that scare in spain, some years ago, when lots of people were poisened - and some died - because of contaminated olive oil that was being sold cheaply on the black market.
JJ
However,there was that scare in spain, some years ago, when lots of people were poisened - and some died - because of contaminated olive oil that was being sold cheaply on the black market.
JJ
The oil was completely innocent.
Olive oil is best for cooking tomatoes as it maximises uptake of the useful chems in tomatoes. Interestingly, the more they are processed, the more healthy they are, just like peanut butter.
Tomatoes are amazingly good for you and possibly one of the most important health/anti cancer foods that there are.
Apr 26th 2008, 5:28 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
Nope, choose again! That was nothing to do with the oil, but was in fact down to excessive pesticide use on the tomato crop there far too soon before selling them.
The oil was completely innocent.
Olive oil is best for cooking tomatoes as it maximises uptake of the useful chems in tomatoes. Interestingly, the more they are processed, the more healthy they are, just like peanut butter.
Tomatoes are amazingly good for you and possibly one of the most important health/anti cancer foods that there are.
The oil was completely innocent.
Olive oil is best for cooking tomatoes as it maximises uptake of the useful chems in tomatoes. Interestingly, the more they are processed, the more healthy they are, just like peanut butter.
Tomatoes are amazingly good for you and possibly one of the most important health/anti cancer foods that there are.
Bil
This link will show you what I was talking about http://www.getipm.com/articles/spain-organophates.htm
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Apr 26th 2008, 6:16 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
Nope, choose again! That was nothing to do with the oil, but was in fact down to excessive pesticide use on the tomato crop there far too soon before selling them.
The oil was completely innocent.
Olive oil is best for cooking tomatoes as it maximises uptake of the useful chems in tomatoes. Interestingly, the more they are processed, the more healthy they are, just like peanut butter.
Tomatoes are amazingly good for you and possibly one of the most important health/anti cancer foods that there are.
The oil was completely innocent.
Olive oil is best for cooking tomatoes as it maximises uptake of the useful chems in tomatoes. Interestingly, the more they are processed, the more healthy they are, just like peanut butter.
Tomatoes are amazingly good for you and possibly one of the most important health/anti cancer foods that there are.
Apr 26th 2008, 7:04 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
I just remembered the programme on the oil scare from a long while back, plus a friend just sent me a book on tomatoes and their health properties.
Plus I have one of those dustbin minds that retains all sorts of junk.
Apr 26th 2008, 7:11 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
It seems that this oil problem is in other countries too, including the UK, The Netherlands, France and Spain
Apr 26th 2008, 7:23 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
Is that the same thing, ie oil being blamed for the problems caused by pesticides, or a different problem?
Apr 26th 2008, 8:21 pm
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Re: Sunflower Oil
We stopped using Sunflower oil some time ago when we found out that, if heated, it turns into an unsaturated fat. Now we use olive oil for everything, thank goodness.
However,there was that scare in spain, some years ago, when lots of people were poisened - and some died - because of contaminated olive oil that was being sold cheaply on the black market.
JJ
However,there was that scare in spain, some years ago, when lots of people were poisened - and some died - because of contaminated olive oil that was being sold cheaply on the black market.
JJ
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...56C0A96F948260
Apr 27th 2008, 8:48 am
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Re: Sunflower Oil
Apr 27th 2008, 8:56 am
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Re: Sunflower Oil
Nope it is they have discovered a storage tank had previously been used to store fuel oil before the food oil. The source of this sunflower oil seems to be from the Ukraine. However the Spanish government has not said which brand has been affected or what not to use they have issued a blanket advisory.
It seems also the other countries named have not issued any warning at all.
Apr 27th 2008, 11:27 am
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Re: Sunflower Oil
Good news JJ, it's a myth. See this article.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=452598
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=452598
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Apr 27th 2008, 11:30 am
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Re: Sunflower Oil
could you have been thinking about the rape seed oil case back in the 80's?
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...56C0A96F948260
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...56C0A96F948260
Yes, I'm sure that's it. It was being sold as olive oil, that's where I got confused. The old grey cells let me down again.
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