When you go shopping at the supermarket or chemist, are you swayed by products that claim to be all natural or organic and chemical free? 

We look at a new phenomena called chemophobia, where reject perfectly good things for fear that are full of chemicals and accept the natural alternative even though it may actually be harmful.

CREDITS 

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy 

Executive Producer: Elle Beattie 

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri 

Thanks to our special guests Dr Rose Cairns from the University of Sydney's School of Pharmacy and Chemist James Kennedy.

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