The state says microwave radiation is safe, but consider all the toxins which were once "extensively tested and considered safe" by the state: 

• DDT
• Thalidomide
• Smoking
• Asbestos
• Lead Paint
• Tetraethyl Lead
• PCB's
• Mercury
• Methylmercury
• DES
• Dioxins
• MTBE
• Agent Orange
• Plutonium Dust

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