Comments by "Stephen Villano" (@spvillano) on "WFLA News Channel 8" channel.

  1. The FDA doesn't approve pesticides. Thank you for playing, please try again.
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  2. I'd not be frightened, if doctor is on the list to receive botox for administration to patients, doctor's well qualified to administer those injections. Let's hope they wrangle this one down and it's done, the leading cause of botox poisoning in the US previously was infant botulism, secondary to being given honey at too young an age.
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  3. Actually, it's probably not a contaminant, just overstrength. Botox is an extremely powerful toxin, it's heavily diluted and when used medically, sparingly and precisely. And the biggest hints here, spas and botox parties, which are decidedly not medical clinics authorized to administer the toxin for medical purposes.
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  4.  @xfiles4792  wow, for some odd reason, I was thinking USDA, but you're right, it is the EPA. Now I know I'm feeling under the weather! I rarely foul up on which agency does what. I'm still scratching my head what a pesticide against weeds has to do with botox, one of the most poisonous toxins on the planet, but occasionally used in medicine has to do with one another, other than maybe someone spilled their drink into the bot.
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  5. Well, yeah, it's actually happened before. Botox comes diluted to a standard strength, the fake shit, well, it's diluted to nothing or full strength or anywhere in between, so an overdose is likely.
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  6.  @Safferpsyche  and lymphatic draining equals lymphoma? OK, someone failed anatomy and physiology. And well, medicine 101, given at a party or spa, it's guaranteed that a board certified physician is not administering the injections, so equating medical usage and illicit usage is like comparing a hospital's surgical complication rate with the neighborhood butcher illegally performing surgeries.
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  7. Oh, I can instantly think of one common case - a dentist's office, who also doesn't inject botox. The laugh is, whoever is illegally and it is illegally importing this shit actually is, they've opened themselves up to terrorism charges, as botox is a select agent and well, right up there with bringing in weapons grade plutonium.
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