Posted by Jeff Layman on December 23, 2011, 10:38 am
http://www.edenproject.com/product-recall-strung-seed-bracelet
Also seen in today's papers.
It just surprises me that nobody at the Eden Project recognised Abrus
precatorius seeds (Jequirity, Crab's Eyes, etc). Is the plant grown at
EP? The toxic principle (abrin) is several dozen times more toxic than
ricin from castor oil seeds.
I wonder how the poor devils who make these necklaces by drilling holes
in the seeds avoid breathing in the toxic dust.
--
Jeff
(NB TB's spellchecker didn't recognise "precatorius", but it - very
aptly - offered "precarious" as an alternative!)
Posted by Sacha on December 23, 2011, 6:15 pm
> http://www.edenproject.com/product-recall-strung-seed-bracelet
> Also seen in today's papers.
>
> It just surprises me that nobody at the Eden Project recognised Abrus
> precatorius seeds (Jequirity, Crab's Eyes, etc). Is the plant grown
> at EP? The toxic principle (abrin) is several dozen times more toxic
> than ricin from castor oil seeds.
>
> I wonder how the poor devils who make these necklaces by drilling holes
> in the seeds avoid breathing in the toxic dust.
People buying things in for the gift shop won't necessarily be part of
the planting team. They're just buying plant-related objects for
selling on, perhaps.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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> Also seen in today's papers.
>
> It just surprises me that nobody at the Eden Project recognised Abrus
> precatorius seeds (Jequirity, Crab's Eyes, etc). Is the plant grown
> at EP? The toxic principle (abrin) is several dozen times more toxic
> than ricin from castor oil seeds.
>
> I wonder how the poor devils who make these necklaces by drilling holes
> in the seeds avoid breathing in the toxic dust.