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Should I Be Concerned About Cancer Risk From Eating Nuts That Briefly Came Into Contact With Melted Plastic?

I was melting a plastic container with nuts inside with a lighter to get it open because it was stuck. An extremely tiny amount dripped onto a couple of the nuts. Once everything dried, I ate the nuts. My friend then told me doing that can cause cancer. I am very worried now. Do I need to be concerned?
posted on Fri, 7 Jul 2023
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