Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 I do not trstu snoopes as the ultimate source for false vs true. There was some article about the dangers of lipstick and some of the chems listed are well known as injurious...they REFUSED to accepts EPA and NIOSH MSDA sheets...go figure. Even with VOLUMINOUS emails about the chemicals they still REFUSED to cite it as true... On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Clean wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:10:40 -0800 (PST) > From: Clean <cleanjean705@...> > Reply-MCS-CI-Heal > MCS-CI-Heal , csda , > mcs-ci-heal , , > cehmo , ehcwm , > toxicinjuryproclamationcampaign-owner , > fpin > Subject: Re: [MCS-CI-Heal] glade > > This is from Snopes as of 3/2/06, if they can be > trusted. Go directly there yourself for better > reading... > > > > Glade PlugIns Fire Hazard > Claim: Glade PlugIns brand air fresheners pose a > greater-than-usual fire hazard. > > Status: False. > > Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2004] > > Electrical Hazard > > My brother and his wife learned a hard lesson this > last week. Their house burned down...nothing left but > ashes. They have good insurance, so the home will be > replaced and most of the contents. That is the good > news. However, they were sick when they found out the > cause of the fire. > > The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes > for several hours. He had the cause of the fire traced > to the master bathroom. He asked my sister-in-law what > she had plugged in the bathroom. She listed the normal > things....curling iron, blow dryer. He kept saying to > her, " No, this would be something that would > disintegrate at high temperatures. " Then, my > sister-in-law remembered she had a Glade Plug-in in > the bathroom. The investigator had one of those " Aha " > moments. He said that was the cause of the fire. He > said he has seen more home fires started with the plug > in type room fresheners than anything else. He said > the plastic they are made from is a THIN plastic. He > said in every case there was nothing left to prove > that it even existed. When the investigator looked in > the wall plug, the two prongs left from the plug-in > were still in there. > > My sister-in-law had one of the plug-ins that had a > small night light built in it. She said she had > noticed that the light would dim....and then finally > go out. She would walk in a few hours later, and the > light would be back on again. The investigator said > that the unit was getting too hot, and would dim and > go out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it > cooled down, it would come back on. That is a warning > sign. The investigator said he personally wouldn't > have any type of plug in fragrance device anywhere in > his house. He has seen too many burned down homes. > > Thought I would warn you all. I had several of them > plugged in my house. I immediately took them all down. > > Origins: In early 2002, manufacturer SC > invoked a voluntary recall of their Glade brand 'Extra > Outlet Scented Oil Air Fresheners' (a plug-in air > freshener which included its own outlet so that > consumers wouldn't have to give up an outlet space to > use it) because they had found a loose connection > inside the extra outlet that might pose a fire hazard. > There had been no actual reports of fires property > damage associated with the product prior to its > recall, however. > > > In October 1994, recalled five million Glade > plug-in fresheners sold between 1992 and July 1994 as > a " precaution " after receiving 600 complaints, > including " 12 allegations about the fresheners being > involved in fires. " > > In 2002, > > WABC-TV reporter Tappy covered a story about > a possible connection between plug-in air fresheners > and home fires, but nothing conclusive was determined. > said the Consumer Product Safety Commission > (CPSC) showed them " scores of reports from consumers, > chronicling fire hazards associated with plug-in air > fresheners from various manufacturers, " but the CPSC > also acknowledged " some fires attributed to air > fresheners may be caused by faulty electrical wiring. " > WABC looked at two instances where air fresheners were > suspected in house fires, but the causes of the fires > had not been definitively established. (Both cases > involved not Glade brand products, but Wallflower, a > plug-in air freshener manufactured by the White Barn > Candle Company.) > > According to the FAQ SC has now placed on the > web site for their Glade brand products, their current > models of plug-in air fresheners are demonstrably > safe: > SC recently learned that there have been > postings on the Internet that have claimed that our > products were involved in fires. It is important that > you know that all of our PlugIns® products are safe > and will not cause fires. We know this because > PlugIns® products have been sold for more than 15 > years and hundreds of millions of the products are > being used safely. > > Because we are committed to selling safe products, SC > thoroughly investigated these rumors. First, > we confirmed that no one had contacted SC to > tell us about these fires or to ask us to investigate > them. Additionally, we had a leading fire > investigation expert call the fire department > representative who is identified in one of the > Internet postings. That fireman indicated that he has > no evidence that our products had caused any fire. > > We suspect this rumor may be associated with a past SC > voluntary recall of one of its air freshener > products, a Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil product > that was sold for a short period before June 1, 2002. > After discovering an assembly error in a small number > of that product, SC implemented a voluntary > recall and provided extensive information about the > product to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission > (CPSC). After revising the manufacturing process and > thorough testing for proper assembly, the Glade® > PlugIns® Scented Oil Extra Outlet product returned to > store shelves on June 3, 2002. SC has no > knowledge of any credible reports of fire related to > this product. > > We also know that our products do not cause fires > because all of our PlugIns® products have been > thoroughly tested by Underwriters Laboratories and > other independent laboratories and our products meet > or exceed safety requirements. SC continues to > work closely with the Consumer Product Safety > Commission to investigate allegations involving > PlugIns® products. > > As a more than 100-year-old, family-owned company, SC > is committed to providing top quality products > that can be used safely in homes and we want to > reassure you that PlugIns® products can be used with > complete confidence. > We haven't found a conclusive study either > demonstrating or disproving that plug-in air > fresheners pose a significantly higher fire hazard > than other electrical devices, and although some fire > officials may recommend that consumers not use plug-in > air fresheners, it's now the case that air fresheners > are mistakenly being blamed for fires started by other > causes (such as faulty wiring) or fires of > undetermined origin, just as cell phones are often > falsely cited as the cause of gas station fires > attributable to other causes (usually static > electricity). > > Since consumers are leery of trusting safety > information put out by the same companies that sell > the products in question, we contacted the Los Angeles > Fire Department and spoke to arson investigators there > about their experience with fires caused by plug-in > air fresheners. Not only did none of them recall such > a case from personal experience, but a search of their > records for the last twenty years failed to turn up a > single incidence of a structure fire resulting in > damage exceeding $25,000 caused by a plug-in air > freshener. So we feel pretty safe in saying that > whatever fire danger plug-in air fresheners might > pose, it's an extremely small one. > > Additional information: > Looking at Potential Dangers of Plug-In Air > Fresheners > (WABC-TV, New York) > Recall of Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil Air > Fresheners > (CSPC) > Last updated: 5 February 2006 --- Angel!! > <jap2bemc@...> wrote: > >> >> Received from a friend who is in the property >>>>> insurance business. It is well worth reading. >> This is >>>>> one of those emails that if you didn't send >> it, rest >>>>> assured someone on your list will suffer for >> not >>>>> reading it. The original message was written >> by a lady >>>>> whose brother and his wife learned a hard >> lesson this >>>>> past week. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Their house burned down.. ..nothing left but >> ashes. >>>>> They have good insurance so the house will be >> replaced >>>>> and most of the contents. That is the good >> news. >>>>> However, they were sick when they found out >> the cause >>>>> of the fire. The insurance investigator >> sifted through >>>>> the ashes for several hours. He had the cause >> of the >>>>> fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked >> her >>>>> sister-in-law what she had plugged in the >> bathroom. >>>>> She listed the normal things....curling iron, >> blow >>>>> dryer. He kept saying to her, " No, this would >> be >>>>> something that would disintegrate at high >>>>> tempeatures " . Then her sister-in-law >> remembered she >>>>> had a Glade Plug-In, in the bathroom. >>>>> >>>>> The investigator had one of those " Aha " >> moments. He >>>>> said that was the cause of the fire. He said >> he has >>>>> seen more house fires started with the >> plug-in type >>>>> room fresheners than anything else. He said >> the >>>>> plastic they are made from is THIN plastic. >> He also >>>>> said that in every case there was nothing >> left to >>>>> prove that it even existed. >>>>> >>>>> When the investigator looked in the wall >> plug, the two >>>>> prongs left from the plug-in were still in >> there. Her sister-in-law >> had one >>>>> of the plug-ins that had a small night light >> built in it. She said >> she had >>>>> noticed that the light would dim and then >> finally go out. She would >> walk in >>>>> >>>>> to the bathroom a few hours later, and the >> light would be back on >> again. >>>>> The investigator said that the unit was >> getting too hot, and would >> dim and go >>>>> out rather than just blow the light bulb. >> Once it cooled down it >> would come back on. >>>>> >>>>> That is a warning sign The investigator said >> he >>>>> personally wouldn't have any type of plug in >> fragrance >>>>> device anywhere in his house. He has seen too >> many >>>>> places that have been burned down due to >> them. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR >> ADDRESS >>>>> BOOK. NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOUSE, >> BUT IT >>>>> COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE >> >> " Disease is the retribution of outraged nature. " >> Hosea Ballou >> >> " Some remedies are worse than the disease. " >> Pubilius Syrus >> >> " Toliet water was MEANT to be FLUSHED, not WORN! " >> Angel >> >> " If having endured much, we at last asserted our >> 'right to know' and if, >> knowing, we have concluded that we are being asked >> to take senseless and >> frightening risks, then we should no longer accept >> the counsel of those >> who tell us that we must fill our world with >> poisonous chemicals, we >> should look around and see what other course is open >> to us. " >> Carson >> >> " My toxicasa (world) is your toxicasa (world). " >> Judith Goode >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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