Fresh scents hiding toxic secrets...

RolandTD20Kdrummer
RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
The scented fabric sheet makes your shirts and socks smell flowery fresh and clean. That plug-in air freshener fills your home with inviting fragrances of apple and cinnamon or a country garden.

But those common household items are potentially exposing your family and friends to dangerous chemicals, a University of Washington study has found.

Trouble is, you have no way of knowing it.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/371779_toxicfragrance23.html?source=rss
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  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    The old 'trade secret' cloak is at it again.

    I don't like that even though I may not use these products, enough people are that it's soaking into our environment and we all end up exposed anyway.
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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    right within the article:


    Industry representatives say that isn't so.

    "Dr. Steinemann's statement is misleading and disingenuous," said Chris Cathcart, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Consumer Specialty Products Association, in a statement.

    "Air fresheners, laundry products and other consumer specialty products are regulated under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act and subsequently have strict labeling requirements," he said. "Companies producing products that are regulated under FHSA must name on the product label each component that contributes to the hazard."



    i DO hope this is true, b/c i don't like the idea of being exposed to even more toxic products, and no idea about it. either way, food for thought to be sure.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    I knew that.
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