Re: Clearing Palladium (Off Topic)

Did a little poking around and found this - didn't find any articles which
mentioned baning citric acid. Perhaps this is where the "scare" comes
from:

Copyright 2005 The Press Association Limited
Press Association

August 4, 2005, Thursday

SECTION: HOME NEWS

LENGTH: 372 words

HEADLINE: JULY 7 BOMBINGS DETAILS NOT CLEARED FOR RELEASE - NYPD

BYLINE: Victoria Ward, PA, in New York

BODY:
The New York Police Department admitted tonight that information revealed
about the July 7 bombings in London had not been cleared for release by
the British authorities.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told city business leaders the four suicide
bombers had devised their deadly weapons using household items such as
hair bleach and citric acid.

He said the bombs, which killed 52 people as well as the four
perpetrators, were built in Leeds, stored in powerful refrigerators and
were probably detonated using mobile phones...........

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Bob Maxey wrote:

>> You may want to stock up now. Much to my dismay, I noted that citric
>> acid was mentioned in a news report the other day as a substance that
>> may be further regulated because it can be used to make improvised
>> explosive devices.
>
> Can you please provide a link to the article that says citric acid will be regulated? Sorry, I do not believe the story. Are you certain they were talking about Citric Acid?
> It might be used for making explosives, but so are hundreds of other chemicals.
>
> Citric acid is used by industry in vast quantities. It is harmless and widely used by the food and beverage industry. I consume it daily. I doubt it is a problem chemical the government will watch with an eagle eye.
>
> Lots of chemicals are regulated for many reasons, but I have few problems obtaining what I need because I can justify the purchase. Regulation does not mean "suddenly unavailable."
>
> Bob
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Received on Tue Aug 16 14:12:58 2005