Safe as milk

a simple substitute made from ingredients found in a glass of wine and a milk bottle could have easily replaced the hazardous organic chemicals used in everything from paint thinners to solvents years ago, say scientists. But this substitute, till now, was far too expensive to be an economically-feasible alternative to the solvents available in the market.

Not any more. Engineers in Illinois, usa , have figured out a way to cut the cost of manufacturing ethyl lactate