On 14 Jul 2006 10:47:48 -0700, wrote:

>Yesterday, I purchased Trader Joe's "Fig Cake w/Apricot Kernels" (in a
>9-ounce round, plastic container), at their store in San Francisco (555
>9th St.). When I got home, something bothered me about the apricot
>kernels (listed as "raw" on the label)...didn't I read somewhere that
>they contain toxic levels of cyanide (like peach pits)?
>
>So I searched the web, and sure enough, they ARE highly
>poisonous...especially when raw. (And they aren't necessarily safe when
>cooked.) Need proof? Look at these articles:
>
>Acute Cyanide Toxicity Caused By Apricot Kernel Ingestion
>
>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...674&query_hl=1
>
snipped: BZZZZZZ, not only are you the weakest link, you are also a
massive cross-poster.