Take a Whiff of This


	Take a Whiff of This

bookchick49

1-18-2007 10:42 AM

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health, cosemetics, toxins, chemicals, science

bookchick49 says:

Like I've always thought.... the FDA controls the population in the U.S. via their own incompetency. But is it incompetency really?

Some folks don't trust the govt. I never trusted the FDA.

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1-18-2007 11:23 AM

ericskiff

What's are phthalates and why are they bad?

1-18-2007 11:26 AM

ericskiff

Answering my own question a bit

Here's the article at wikipedia

As always, take wikipedia as a starting point only, but it appears to provide a good overview and many links to studies on both sides of the issue.

1-18-2007 4:14 PM

UpStateMike

That stinks!

1-19-2007 12:40 AM

bookchick49

Thanks for the link up.

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