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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We have been given the following information by South Yorkshire Police and the
Local Authority Health & Safety Department.
The Eden Project in Cornwall is one of 36 retailers urging customers to return the
red and black bracelets made from the Jequirity bean, the deadly seed of the plant
abrus precatorious It contains the toxin abrin, a controlled substance under the
Terrorism Act that if swallowed can kill in doses of just 3 micrograms. Abrin is
chemically similar to ricin, a chemical warfare agent and the poison used by the
Bulgarian secret police to assassinate dissident Georgi Markov with a pellet-tipped
umbrella. However, it is far more toxic, and can kill in doses 75 times smaller.
People who have bought the bracelets are being urged to bag them and then wash
their hands and avoid touching their eyes. The Eden Project alone sold 2,800
bracelets over a year.
We have been informed that there are no retailers in the local region, but feel you
need to be aware of the potential danger of these items, which could have been
purchased out of the area or received as gifts.