Iodine Shortage?

[sendkyleanemail]

I went to Walgreens to pick up sone iodine for checking starch conversion, but they were out. I was told that due to the nuclear situation in Japan there is a shortage of iodine world wide.

I know iodine is used to treat radiation exposure victims for thyroid protection, but was surprised to hear there was such a shortage.

Will the clear iodine alternatives (iodides) work?

 

[dwarven_stout]

Sounds like BS to me. It's potassium iodide that's being bought up by nuclear ninnies, not the alcohol solution. If people are buying that out.... I hope they're drinking it.

Last time I went to Walgreens for iodine, I had to cajole some out of the pharmacist- for some reason they started keeping it behind the counter. You might try there if you only asked a clerk before. The iodides won't work- you need free iodine to react with the starch.

 

[sendkyleanemail]

cool. thanks for the tip!