pied piper wrote:
[...]
since when has crossfire been a toxic chemical?

Since when have organophosphates _not_ been toxic chemicals? Picked
at random, here's something about chlorpyrifos:
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th13(c).htm
(I thought you'd like the name);
and:
http://www.bhopal.net/oldsite/oldweb...orpyrifos.html

But for a sympathetic view dated 2001 from the UK Govt:
http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarch...c/chlorpyrifos

On the whole, I wouldn't wash my face with it.

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Mike.