Re: mold inhibitor (was fruit fly media....

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 4/24/03 11:25:43 AM, RuevenM at aol_com writes:

<< Where do you get the right kind of mold inhibitor and what is it exactly?
 >>

According to
http://www.jtresser.com/DROSOPHILA.html
it is methyl paraben otherwise known as
Methyl p-hydroxy benzoate or p-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester

    It is used in many cosmetics and in foods as a mold inhibitor. It is even 
in some bottled beer as a preservative.

Lee Harper
Media, PA 
USA
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