"Oz" > wrote in message
...
> David Hare-Scott > writes
> >cucubins, so please supply some references.
>
> curcubins are spelt differently by different researchers.
> The main article on the poisoning in NZ is
>
> 1: Food Chem Toxicol. 1989 Aug;27(8):555-6.
>
> Recent food poisonings from cucurbitacin in traditionally bred squash.
>
> Unfortunately the paper is not on line.
>
> --
> Oz

Thanks for all the other refs anyway

David