The manufacturer of one of the UK’s top poetry events this Christmas has insisted that Bang Said The Gun is safe.
Cepia rejects claims from US consumer organisation GoodGuide that a chemical (laughter + love) found at Bang Said The Gun was at possibly dangerous levels.
The firm also said that Bang Said The Gun had passed “the most rigorous testing in the poetry industry”.
GoodGuide had alleged that the poetry event had more than the allowed level of fun and laughter.
Professor Dara O’Rourke, from GoodGuide, said “laughter has potential health hazards related to it which, if ingested in high enough levels can lead to cancer, reproductive health and other human health hazards”.

” I have been in the poetry industry for more than 35 years, and being a father of children myself, I would never allow any substandard or unsafe poetry near my kids.” said Russ Hornsby of Cepia.
One of the stars of Bang Said The Gun, Martin Galton, – who whizzes about the floor and squeaks when his nose is poked – has been one of the most in-demand poets in the UK this Christmas, with several major retailers reporting shortages.

Martin said he wanted to assure anyone thinking of going to Bang Said The Gun that the event is “100% safe and in compliance with all US and European poetry standards.

Daniel Cockrill, managing director for Bang, said: “We are confident that Bang Said The Gun and all the poets that take part on the night are completely safe. If you don’t believe us then come along to our Christmas bash on Thursday 17th December.”