Warning on chemical
PA/ Wellington The “New Zealand Woman’s ; Weekly", which has published an article recbmmending the use of .the . chemical/phenol, for, allergy; ' treatment-has issued a statement warning: against its . use. ' . , ’ . The magazine said that an ’article in its. July 21 issue . recommended phenol for the . ♦‘■satment of allergie? caused
by /hydrocarbon petrochemicals; The magazine has since checked the chemical with the Health Department . In its warning the maga- . zine quoted the . national president of the .Chemists’, ■ Guild, Mr K. Deas, as saying . that/pheriol Was very toxic; ■ but ? • that there was - little likelihood of chemists’ selling it without asking buyers how they - intended to use it.
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Press, 26 July 1980, Page 14
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