I have heard, and would love to have this rumor debunked, that the process is quite dangerous, and it's done in the mountains of India, with poor laborers who may, at any time, blow up...? Gives me shudders to think of myself as one of the evil corporate types who deals in such. Please tell me it isn't so. - mary Cameron wrote: >Unfortunately organic chemistry is not that easy. Not only would you make >capsaicins, but also a whole slew of other related compounds, most of >which would likely be highly undesirable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.firegirl.com (Even the Devil shops here...) Over 800 hot sauces and other spicy products! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~