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Name: Unknown
Status: student
Age: 19
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: 2000
Question:
The DuPont's Freon (TM) of our refrigerator has just leak in the freezer where there are some foods inside. Are still the food/fruits inside the freezer which just exposed on DuPont's Freon (TM) gas safe to eat.

Replies:
I would discard all of the foods for your peace of mind.

prof. topper


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