NPR – Zinc Levels In Poligrip Scrutinized

Posted on April 6th, 2010

NPR reports:

Until very recently, the denture adhesive Super Poligrip contained high levels of zinc — enough, scientists say, to cause neurological damage in people who used too much of it. Host Linda Wertheimer talks to New York Times columnist David Leonhardt about why the product remained on the shelves for so long.

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