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| The Dual Ridge Metal Boutique tissue holder. (photo: ABC News) |
19 January 12
he Dual Ridge Metal Boutique tissue boxes sold at Bed, Bath & Beyond stores have been discovered to be radioactive. Made with the extremely dangerous material used to blast cancer tumors with radiation - cobalt-60 - they emit gamma rays
that are known to cause both cancer and infertility. They were
manufactured in India, shipped on a commercial container to New Jersey,
and then distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in 20 states.
How much radiation do these tissue holders emit,
exactly? Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman David McIntyre said, on
the record, that standing near one of these tissue holders for 30
minutes a day would expose you to the equivalent of "a couple of chest
X-Rays" each year. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency went even
further, issuing a release stating that every 10 hours spent near the
product would expose you to the equivalent of one chest X-Ray (http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/9990656-418/no-immediate-threat-of-lo...).
In case you were wondering, a chest X-Ray is not a small dose of radiation.
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