Those of you that melt down rubber worms or make your own rubber worms should

google (Are Phthalates dangerous).  I would have copied and pasted this but for some

reason I could not.  It can have some bad effects, especially for men.

I agree and also have also wondered about this and the handling of soft plastics in general. I think phthalates are pretty hard to avoid in our everyday lives because we're so dependent on plastics and where you have plastics, you'll likely have these compounds. But it certainly doesn't hurt to wash your hands after a day of fishing and prior to eating anything. Kids should especially wash their hands, especially boys, as some studies point to reproductive harm as the compound mimics estrogen.

I had considered trying to make my own baits, but maybe I wont. Thanks for the heads up!

Well, I am 70 now so I could care less about my Testosterone, so will definitely be making more worms.  But

for safety sake, I am moving my worm pouring to my garage, and will have the door open, and a fan blowing

the smoke in that direction.