New Study Examines LBAM Spray Ingredients That Could be Stronger Endocrine Disruptors Than Bisphenol-A

The Health Hazards of Particles, Toxins, Inflammatory Cascades and Genomic Predisposition

May 29, 2008 – San Francisco, California. New study of the ingredients of the Checkmate LBAM-F spray and the capsules used for its delivery raises public health safety issues that have never been addressed before.

The long-term effect of the LBAM spray on humans has not been studied despite the fact that some of the ingredients are known to be toxic to humans or animals. Of particular concern are two ingredients: Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and 2-hydroxy-4-n-octylbenzophenone. BHT is used in animal studies to induce lung damage and cancer in areas of the respiratory system reachable by the spray. The effects of inhaled BHT in humans have not been studied. The benzophenone ingredient has not been tested but other benzophenones have been found to be stronger endocrine disturbers than Bisphenol-A, a chemical that is such a potent endocrine disruptor that it is in the process of being banned in Canada.

The capsule particle size and how it interacts in the human respiratory system is a known health hazard. The urea particles in the spray could reach areas of the lung that can cause damage. Further, the particles and the chemicals they carry can cause damage in the nasal passages and more proximal respiratory tract.

Says Ann. M. Haiden, D.O., the author of the study “There is a general lack of information about the other ingredients in the spray and any characteristics that may exist when the ingredients are combined, making it difficult to make informed decisions about their safety. What we do know is concerning because of the emerging knowledge about how potential chemical toxins interface with individual human biochemistry.”

Says John Russo, founder of StopThe Spray, “This new study highlights what has not been done to understand the long-term effects of a massive aerial spray over human population. Most importantly, it illustrates the need for informed, voluntary consent – where every individual has the right to decide for themselves what happens to their own body.”

Toxins and noxious particles can set off complex cascades of regulators and inflammation that lead to disease and even cancer. Individual capacity to detoxify toxins varies, making some of the population more vulnerable to harm. From this perspective, the spray can conceivably be expected to cause a wide variety of health problems, ranging from increased cardio-respiratory illness to hormone related illness such as breast, reproductive and thyroid illness and even cancers.

Visit this page and download the PDF of Dr. Haiden’s Study

*Please Note, Dr. Haiden will be a guest on the Joanie Greggains’ Show, starting at 8 AM, Saturday May 31, 2008. Be sure to tune in to hear more from this heroic and conscientious medical expert who has stepped forward to defend California’s people from this deadly assault on our health.

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