Danger of the 'Toxic' Holiday Bug Sprays [Scot Region Edition 2]

Daily MailAugust 05, 2009

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INSECT repellents used by millions of holidaymakers each year are potentially toxic and should not be used by children and pregnant women, scientists have warned.

French researchers sounded the alarm over DEET - a powerful chemical that forms the nub of many mosquito sprays - after studies showed it to be neurotoxic.

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Danger of the 'Toxic' Holiday Bug Sprays [Scot Region Edition 2]

Although the experiments were on animals and insects, the researchers said they also carried potential implications for human he...

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