Old Lucifers

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Submitted by Colin (United Kingdom), Jul 11, 2012 03:34

Originally matches contained phosphorous - which was dangerous - particularly to the workers (see "Phossyjaw". Nowadays there isn't a serious problem (except in California)

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Title	By	Date
It would be nice to have real data! [102 words]	Mrs. Scott	Aug 27, 2012 08:33
It's cheaper to put the label on all products rather than a stream for CA and a stream for elsewhere. [83 words]	Lyle	Jul 1, 2012 23:47
↔ The real reason for this label [21 words]	Michael Greenberg	Jul 2, 2012 19:27
↔ ⇒ Old Lucifers [24 words]	Colin	Jul 11, 2012 03:34