Re: WARNING: Swifter Wet Jet Contamination

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In a message dated 5/5/04 12:09:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

Bostton1@... writes:

> http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp

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I checked with snopes before forwarding and it didn't come up at that time.

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In a message dated 5/5/04 12:09:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

Bostton1@... writes:

> http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp

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> Although this has turned out to be an Urban Myth, I only use vinegar on my

floors for my health and the health of my dogs.

[Guest guest]

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp

WARNING: Swifter Wet Jet Contamination

> This was just forwarded to me. Please cross post.

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> > I recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old German

> > > Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely

> > > healthy until a

> > > few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see what the cause was.

> > > The

> > > liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had ingested poison of

> > > some

> > > kind.

> > >

> > > The dog is kept inside, and when he's outside, someone's with him, so

> > > the

> > > idea of him getting into something unknown was hard to believe. My

> > > neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he got

> > > to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which

> > > stated " may be harmful to small children and animals. "

> > >

> > > He called the company to ask what the contents of the cleaning agent

are

> > > and was astounded to find out that antifreeze is one of the

ingredients.

> > > (actually he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from

> > > antifreeze).

> > >

> > > Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the

> > > solution, then licking it's own paws, and the dog eating from its

dishes

> > > which were kept on the kitchen floor cleaned with this product, it

> > > ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver.

> > >

> > > Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers' two cats also died of

> > > liver

> > > failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their

> > > floors. Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a

> > > lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as

> > > possible so they don't lose their animals.

> > >

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