Chemical substances

‘Whale vomit’ worth 10 mln liras seized in Turkey’s south

A man in the southern province of Mersin has been detained for trying to sell some 43 kilos of ambergris, roughly called "whale vomit," with a price of 10 million Turkish Liras ($736,000).

Ambergris, a solid, waxy and flammable substance of a dull grey or black color produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, is used extensively by the perfume industry.

Bulgarian Health Ministry: Consumption of Chlorine Dioxide Disinfectant is a Serious Risk for Human Health!

The Ministry of Health referred the matter to the Ministry of the Interior in connection with information received from the Ministry of Health on the use of "chlorine dioxide disinfectant" as a means of destroying "all viruses and pathogens" and "for the treatment of various diseases" including COVID-19.

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