Aspirin samples in mail are safe, say R.I. officials
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Bayer Healthcare LLC is mailing samples of aspirin in crystal form to residents, the state's Department of Human Services and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency said Friday. The 33,561 6-by-10-inch envelopes are not labeled, raising concerns that recipients may confuse the mailing with a toxic threat. The aspirin may show as white powder as the envelopes travel though the postal system. The mailing began Wednesday and will continue through May 29. The sample Bayer Aspirin Crystals are described as a "non-hazardous" white powder. 
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You'd have to be an idiot to put anything in your mouth that you receive, unsolicited, through the mail. Really!!!
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you have to be an idiot to send a white powder in an unmarked envelope or otherwise to anyone in this world now .. i have a lot of respect for Bayer but this is nutso.. surely someone will mimic the mailings with bad stuff .. this doesnt seem like a reasonable way to advertise ..
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