Subject: Seagulls + ALKA-SELTZER = KABOOM! (redux)
From: vbcsc03l@vax.csun.edu (snopes)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 04:11:00 GMT

    This isn't going to settle anything, but I nonetheless feel obligated
    to report my findings.  The following is a letter I received from Miles
    Inc., the manufacturers of ALKA-SELTZER:



                                                    Miles Inc.
                                                    Consumer Healthcare 
                                                    Products
                                                    Elkhart, IN

    April 12, 1993

    Dear Mr. Mikkelson:

    Thank you for your letter requesting information about
    ALKA-SELTZER Effervescent Antacid and Pain Reliever.

    You inquired if feeding tablets to sea gulls would cause their
    bodies to explode.  I am sorry to report that we have no
    scientific information to support this finding, but we do not
    recommend such a practice.  As you are aware, ALKA-SELTZER is
    only intended for human consumption and this is only after the
    tablets are dissolved in water.  I would recommend directing
    any future inquiries of this nature to your local wildlife or
    forestry organizations.

    Thank you for writing and for your comments.

    Sincerely,


    Sally S. Stump
    Coordinator, Consumer Relations

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