Elias flipped frantically to the hazards section. He expected a skull and crossbones. He expected a 'Highly Flammable' pictogram. He expected danger.

All components are compliant or exempt (naturally derived). DSL (Canada): Listed. EU REACH: Not applicable for natural extracts below thresholds. FDA (US): Regulated as a dietary supplement (21 CFR 111). Not a drug. California Prop 65: This product contains no listed chemicals above safe harbor limits.

"Read it, Elias! What is it? Mustard gas? Nerve agent?"

Elias Thorne, the facility’s Senior Chemical Safety Officer, adjusted his glasses and stared at the large, sealed drum sitting in the isolation chamber. It had arrived on the midnight truck, unmanifested, dropped off by a courier who seemed in far too much of a hurry to leave.

Sarah placed the binder in the transfer tray and retracted it into the airlock. The decontamination cycle hissed, spraying the plastic cover with neutralizing agents. Elias waited, his heart hammering a rhythm against his ribs.