To the Editor: The report by Mangion et al1 draws attention to a serious risk in the environment. The general public has been increasingly protected against the risk of harm from domestic products by a combination of legal liability actions and government regulation. Thus, the continuing availability to the general public of hydrofluoric acid (HF) in concentrations that are hazardous is something of an anachronism.
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- 1 Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW.
- 2 Australian and New Zealand Burn Association.
- 3 South Auckland Burn Service, Auckland.
Correspondence: HughM@chw.edu.au
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