AR-News: Swiffer warning

[Mary Finelli]

It's probably also tested on animals.


>WARNING ABOUT SWIFFER WET JETS AND PETS
>
>
>Hi all,
>This warning about a popular cleaning product was just forwarded to
>me. My source is very reliable so I felt it necessary to post it here.

>
> > Warning for your animal's health:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 anitfreeze is one of the ingredients. (actually he
>was
> > >told it's a compound which is one molecule away from anitfreeze).
> > >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.
> > >
> > >
> > >PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

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