Wouldn't they have been rather expensive if they had been real silver?  and 
*why* would they use real silver at all?  The mind boggles!  dee

On 25 Feb 2010, at 03:51, Jonathan B. Britten wrote:

> I read her site in some detail years ago, and was impressed in particular by 
> one link to an academic article about a Japanese many who got argyria from 
> consuming a popular breath mint sold here -- Jintan is the name, sold in a 
> few variations.
> 
> Sliver Jintan breath mints look like BB's or ball bearings or very large cake 
> sprinkles.   The silver color, according to the article, is actual silver -- 
> what kind exactly I can't say.
> 
> According to RJ's site at that time, silver cake sprinkles are the same -- 
> real silver.     As I'd enjoyed a few packs of Jintan, and was dabbling with 
> EIS as well,  I was really glad to learn what she had to say; it may have 
> spared me discoloration.
> 
> I don't know if Silver Jintan is still on the market.
> 
> As for RJ,  I try to keep an open mind and near divergent opinions, though I 
> gave up on correspondence;  RJ doesn't want to hear ideas that differ from 
> her own.
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