Pete... I bought this so I would have something more durable than tooth-picks to chew on while tying. Well, I guess this means I have to start using this to tie and my old one to chew on...
And quoting Teresa (I forwarded your mail to her): "Tell him I love him. No, don't really...but tell him it was reassuring." /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr�n: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] F�r [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skickat: den 20 december 2004 21:41 Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] �mne: Re: [VFB] Need info ASAP... Hi Nick, While I can't say for sure that I know what exactly is in the bobbin, I can say that as a Teratologist (Birth defect guy) both by training and by employment, California has the strictest teratogen (bad agent) policy in the US, if not the world. Furthermore, I can also say that it is *likely* a heavy metal which *normally* would not cause problems unless you suck on the bobbin or somehow ingest a substancial portion of the thing. Again, without a MSDS form, I wouldn't know for sure, but I can say that an *educated guess* is that they wouldn't make it if it was *that* harmful. I would say, however, that you don't want to be sucking on the stuff, and that it wouldn't hurt to wash your hands after you use it. I doubt that it would jump off of the bobbin and attack you... though stranger things have happened ;) Again, I can't say for sure, but it sounds like that's what it is, like a lead- or magnesium- based metal. Just for comparison, there was lead-based paint about 20 years ago that didn't hurt people unless they ate it. So I'd *guess* you're safe so long as you don't eat or lick it. Just my 2 cents... Hope that helps more than it hurts, and tight wraps, Pete ________________________________________________________________ Juno Gift Certificates Give the gift of Internet access this holiday season. http://www.juno.com/give
