Danger, Warning Caution -- What do They Mean?

You know those Danger, Warning and Caution labels on products? Do you know exactly what they mean? You might be surprised.  

These labels can be found on soaps, lotions, cleaning products, toothpaste, mouthwash, laundry supplies, shampoos, conditioners and many other everyday consumables.


You might just want to re-think products with these labels because there ARE sensible & simple alternatives! 

DANGER means that the chemical is harmful or fatal if swallowed. Ingestion of a small taste to a teaspoon could kill an average sized adult.

WARNING means that the chemical is harmful if swallowed. Ingestion of a teaspoon to an ounce could kill an average sized adult.

CAUTION means that the chemical is harmful if swallowed.  Ingestion of an ounce to a pint could kill an average adult.

"Five to ten million household poisonings are reported every year.

Many of these poisonings are fatal, and most of the victims are children."

Debra Lynn Dadd, author "The Nontoxic Home and Office

Whether accidental poisoning or serious disease, the choices that we make in our homes regarding household products can have a deadly impact on long-term health for our family members, especially our children.

Lawsuit Proceeds on Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo

A lawsuit filed by a group of consumers alleging Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo includes potentially cancer-causing chemicals will be allowed to go forward, according to a federal court judge In Newark.

U.S. District Court Judge Dennis Cavanaugh based his decision to let the lawsuit proceed on the presence of a single chemical ingredient found in the shampoo: methylene chloride, which is banned by the Food and Drug Administration for use in cosmetics.

The lawsuit also alleges WalMart’s Equate Tearless Baby Wash includes the same cancer-causing chemicals.

Lawyers for WalMart and Johnson & Johnson, which is based in New Brunswick, had sought to dismiss the suit, arguing the consumers lacked standing to sue because the product failed to cause an injury or that the shampoo failed to clean hair.

Bonnie Jacobs, a spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson’s consumer products business, refused to comment yesterday on the litigation.

In a letter last May to Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Executive Officer William Weldon, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition of consumer, health and environmental groups, asked the company to reformulate the baby shampoo as well as some of its other personal care products.
In addition to noting methylene chloride, the letter — and the ensuing lawsuit — also identified formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane as being in the baby shampoo.

At the time the coalition sent its letter to Weldon, the company said the chemical compounds existed in "trace levels’’ that could result from processes that make the baby shampoo gentle for babies and safe from bacteria growth. "Many regulatory agencies around the world consider these trace levels safe,’’ Johnson & Johnson spokesman Bill Price told the Associated Press at the time.

PLEASE NOTE!
Formaldehyde accumulates in the body. Even "safe trace levels" add up over time. The body cannot get rid of formaldehyde on its own!

Ira Loss, an analyst who follows the pharmaceutical industry, said it is not unusual for companies to reformulate their products and then to market them as new and improved.

SOURCE: NJ.com

Toxic Brew

In my opinion this clip is a prerequisite to responsible parenting.

Could your home be healthier?
Learn how to get rid of toxins. . . it is worth it. 


Please note: Canadian laws are reflective of American laws in this area.

CBC Marketplace Report Toxic Brew from Roland Lechasseur on Vimeo.

Cancer Causing Ingredients in Children's Products

This is exactly what we have been teaching for 6 years now.
Do not trust manufacturers to be looking out for your best interest -- they DO NOT.
This is exactly why I shop with a company that has a Mission Statement laser focused on making lives better, healthier and safer and a 25 year record of putting wellness first.

Maybe more people will take notice since this is increasingly hitting the mainstream.

But, be assured and forewarned that unscrupulous manufacturers will "jump on the bandwagon" and try to peddle their goods as safer.  In fact, it is already being done. Case in point - Clorox.

Feel free to contact me if you'd like to know what I have learned and where I shop!