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by DougN7 375 days ago
I really don’t know, but could there be 100 other substances as dangerous and easy to mix/administer as cyanide? There must be some cut off since you can’t test for everything. I’d be interested to know what that test matrix/decision document looks like.
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Cyanide is found as an impurity from both natural sources and as a byproduct during the manufacturing process, a lot like lead. So it's common enough to warrant the expense of testing