Chemical in Plastic May Harm Human Growth


	Chemical in Plastic May Harm Human Growth

Nightshade

4-16-2008 6:44 AM

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morality, science, profit motive

Nightshade says:

Nice to see that the money-makers are still at it. They first gave us BSE, now we have BPA. When do we get to XYZ...?

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