Dusty - I hate to do this, but please read the analysis of the "News Release" from the people at Snopes who's business it is to debunk false "Urban Ledgends" and such.
The information presented above has been circulating since 2002 and has been proven to contain false information.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp
Anytime that ANYONE receives a story such as this, go to the Snopes research page and do a search to VERIFY whether it is legitimate or not. Just passing on information without verification can be misleading to persons and cause un-necessary concerns. Thank you.
http://www.snopes.com/