Bisphenol-A isn't brown, it's white. I got some on the shelf here. What their "testing" was is not clear. PE> Gordon, PE> I don't remember where I read it but long before RoHS, it was PE> found that polycarbonate - when exposed to water for prolonged PE> periods of time was found to release a brownish residue which PE> testing revealed to be BPA - no mention of bromine or chlorine. PE> My position is really pretty easy to live with. Keep harmful PE> elements out of the food chain, and by the way, circuit board PE> assemblies and many other useful and necessary technological PE> innovations are not intended to be ingestible. PE> Ed PE> -----Original Message----- PE> From: tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx PE> [mailto:tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gordon Davy PE> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 2:18 PM PE> To: tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx PE> Subject: [tinwhiskers] Re: Electronics makers turning green and benefitting? PE> Ed, PE> I'm with Steve. My reason for posting was to warn. Don't take the claims of PE> activists at face value. Be suspicious of a hidden agenda, which is PE> invariably to reduce your freedom, and follow the money. PE> Gordon PE> The information contained in this message may be confidential and PE> legally protected under applicable law. The message is intended PE> solely for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended PE> recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, forwarding, PE> dissemination, or reproduction of this message is strictly PE> prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended PE> recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail and destroy PE> all copies of the original message. PE> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of PE> virus signature database 4762 (20100111) __________ PE> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. PE> http://www.eset.com -- Best regards, Steve mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.consultingscientist.us http://www.pickensplan.com/