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Cleaning products could be a ticking time bomb... Homerun 08-03-2005
Homerun wrote:
>
> Another documented case was a 20 month old boy who had to be fed through
> tubes for five months and suffered through many operations. Again, the
> culprit was dishwasher detergent.

Do you sell edible detergents for dishwashers?

>
>
> It is estimated that the U.S. Poison Control Center has nearly 1.5 million
> reported cases of accidental ingestion of poisons every year.

You mean the US Poison Control Center doesn't count the number of
reported cases?

> Sadly most of these cases were under 12 years of age.

Are you happy that many were over 12?

>
> Have you ever wondered what the strong odor in the cleaners isle of your
> supermarket is?

Never noticed it.

> Ingestion is only one of three major ways that these products enter the
> body. Inhalation is even for more dangerous because when breathed in these
> harmful chemicals go directly into the blood stream and can quickly affect
> the lungs, heart, brain liver and kidneys.

Please do not change the subject. You're confusing me.

>
> By the way, that strong smell in your supermarket cleaner isle is caused by
> what industry experts describe as "out gassing". Out gassing is the vapors
> escaping from the "sealed" containers on the supermarkets shelves. Which
> obviously are extremely harmful to your health.

Why is it obvious?

>
> Have you ever been literally driven out of your bathroom shower while using
> one of the most popular tile cleaners?

I never allow the chauffeur to drive in the shower.

> These types of cleaners must contain
> strong chemicals in order to do the job. The job may get done but you are at
> risk from the strong vapors that are generated. By the time you have exited
> the bathroom the chemical vapors have entered your blood stream and are
> wrecking havoc with your health.

What chemical vapors does baking soda produce? It's supreme at cleaning
showers, and it's cheap.

>
> Where are your rubber gloves?
> Do you know that one square centimeter of skin (the size of a dime) contains
> 3 million cells and 4 yards of nerves? How do you think nicotine and hormone
> replacement patches work? Do the chemicals somehow enter the body from the
> patch through the skin to do their work? Of course they do.

There's already bicarbonate in my body. It's nature's way of keeping
the pH of my blood just right. Having the right blood pH helps me cope
with spam.

>
> This same absorption occurs every time a cleaning product touches your skin.
> By the way, if your baby happens to crawl across your nicely scrubbed
> kitchen floor, even several days after, the skin will pick up and absorb
> whatever harmful chemicals happen to be in the cleaner.

Borax? They've studied miners and have not found ill effects.

>
> Consumer Beware!

Of spam and overpriced cleaners?

>
> Why is not the consumer informed and protected from the potentially dangerous
> chemicals contained in cleaning and personal care products?
>
> a.. The government has very limited power to regulate and require proper
> testing.
> b.. Products that kill 50% of lab animals can still get designated as
> "non-toxic".
> c.. Of 17,000 household chemicals only about 5,100, or approximately 30%,
> have been adequately tested and less than 10% have been tested on the
> nervous system.
> d.. No law requires manufactures to list the exact ingredients on the
> package label.
>
> Veriuni All Natural Cleaners!

By golly, you're right! No Veriuni product has been tested!
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/list?tbl=TblBrands&alpha=V
>
> Just imagine your peace of mind if you never had to be concerned again about
> your family suffering from the misuse of harmful cleaning chemicals.
>
> Veriuni's environmentally safe cleaning products provide a powerful answer
> to the harm that ingestion, inhalation and absorption of common household
> products. Veriuni's products combine all-natural ingredients and vigorous
> cleaning action for the ultimate in consumer safety and environmental
> health.
>
>
> The news is incredible,

I agree. It's so implausible as to elicit disbelief.

> Veriuni's line of environmentally safe cleaning
> products work like no other cleansers on the market today. Consumers
> everywhere, including those at businesses, hospitals and schools are
> switching to environmentally, safe, effective cleaners to increase health
> among family members, clients and employees.

Has their health increased?

>
>
> Now, Veriuni makes these safe products available to you, for use in both
> your home and your office. A powerful, effective and non-toxic alternative
> to traditional cleaners.
>
You have not listed the ingredients.


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