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by tempguy9999 2519 days ago
I think it flipped when in the body, so however long the shelf life was, it still wouldn't matter.

Incidentally, and AIUI, the body has a tagging system for unwanted proteins. Once tagged, the proteins are removed. Thalidomide tagged the proteins the were specific to embryonic limb formation, and the body duly cleared them, leading to the infamous result. Again AIUI.