BraggSurvivor
03-06-2008, 09:17 PM
... don't use Kingsford briquets.
I've told a few of you to switch to a good lump coal; now it's official.
Kingsford BBQ heresy revealed:
Quote:
Charcoal Fumes Caused Chef's Cancer, Widow Says
By RITA CICERO, Andrews Publications Staff Writer
An Illinois chef's long-term exposure to benzene from Kingsford charcoal briquettes caused his fatal bone marrow cancer, his widow says in a state court lawsuit.
James Beets was the master chef at the Weber Grill Restaurant in Wheeling, Ill., according to the lawsuit his wife, Rochelle, filed in the Cook County Circuit Court.
During his 10 years at the restaurant, Beets was required to use Kingsford charcoal briquettes on Weber grills, the complaint says.
In May 2004 he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow for which there is no known cure.
Two years later his doctor said his cancer was caused by inhalation of benzene chemicals, the complaint says. Beets died Sept. 10, 2006.
Rochelle Beets says defendants Clorox Co., Royal Oak Charcoal and Royal Oak Enterprises Inc. manufactured Kingsford charcoal briquettes for commercial and residential use.
The lawsuit says the companies failed to warn consumers that using the benzene-containing briquettes indoors could lead to the development of multiple myeloma.
The complaint alleges wrongful death and strict product liability under state law.
The lawsuit does not disclose the amount of damages sought.
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That those dumbazzes have been using benzene in their "Match Light" garbage I don't doubt, but that's not what the Weber restaurants use, they use Kingsford's regular stuff, which is apparently tainted with not only limestone, dino-soaked coal, but now benzene too...
Funny thing is, that Kingsford crap (esp the new "snake" formulation - where white foamy snakes leech out of the coals as they light) lights about as easy as a space-shuttle reentry-heat tile. You would think the benzene would make it at least easier to light than a cinderblock.
I've told a few of you to switch to a good lump coal; now it's official.
Kingsford BBQ heresy revealed:
Quote:
Charcoal Fumes Caused Chef's Cancer, Widow Says
By RITA CICERO, Andrews Publications Staff Writer
An Illinois chef's long-term exposure to benzene from Kingsford charcoal briquettes caused his fatal bone marrow cancer, his widow says in a state court lawsuit.
James Beets was the master chef at the Weber Grill Restaurant in Wheeling, Ill., according to the lawsuit his wife, Rochelle, filed in the Cook County Circuit Court.
During his 10 years at the restaurant, Beets was required to use Kingsford charcoal briquettes on Weber grills, the complaint says.
In May 2004 he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow for which there is no known cure.
Two years later his doctor said his cancer was caused by inhalation of benzene chemicals, the complaint says. Beets died Sept. 10, 2006.
Rochelle Beets says defendants Clorox Co., Royal Oak Charcoal and Royal Oak Enterprises Inc. manufactured Kingsford charcoal briquettes for commercial and residential use.
The lawsuit says the companies failed to warn consumers that using the benzene-containing briquettes indoors could lead to the development of multiple myeloma.
The complaint alleges wrongful death and strict product liability under state law.
The lawsuit does not disclose the amount of damages sought.
To comment, ask questions or contribute articles, contact [email protected]
That those dumbazzes have been using benzene in their "Match Light" garbage I don't doubt, but that's not what the Weber restaurants use, they use Kingsford's regular stuff, which is apparently tainted with not only limestone, dino-soaked coal, but now benzene too...
Funny thing is, that Kingsford crap (esp the new "snake" formulation - where white foamy snakes leech out of the coals as they light) lights about as easy as a space-shuttle reentry-heat tile. You would think the benzene would make it at least easier to light than a cinderblock.