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Old 29-05-2003, 01:20 PM
Bill Oliver
 
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Default Scarlet Runner Beans - OK for kids?

In article ,
Chris Tondreau wrote:
Thanks for the info. However, aren't the beans/pods of the castor bean
toxic?

Jacqui


It is the source of the poison "ricin" of Cold War and bioterrorism
fame. Eating whole seeds is an infrequent, but not rare, cause of
accidental death of children in some countries.

billo