Yeah that’s what it sounds like. Maybe he just found the package you never know. Seems odd.
Here is a few interesting articles on it.
http://ir.accelrys.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83739&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=617815&highlight=
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pden/is_200310/ai_1410761931
http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t011102b.html
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