You Can't Trust Labels
From the transcript of Bill Moyer’s Show - Now — Aired: May 10, 2002
“When it’s in full-gear, the National Children’s Study will cost $50 million dollars a year — if Congress approves it.
Without conclusive science, it’s a constant fight to protect children’s health.
A new law to slash diesel pollution from trucks and buses by 95% could decrease asthma and cancer risk ... it’s being challenged by the petroleum industry.
Congress is considering legislation to require schools to use safer pest controls. The law was killed in committee last Fall, and again this Spring.
And while the Food Quality Protection Act has strictly limited the use of three toxic pesticides.., there’s no law that requires testing of thousands of new chemicals for effects on the developing brain.”
200,000 chemicals are in use commercially today with another 1000 being introduced each year. Only a few of these chemicals, about 7Z, are adequately tested to determine their effects to our lives and the life of our environment. What about the other 93Z of chemicals that are on the market and in the products that consumers use everyday, most (93Z) have never been tested.
Toxic chemicals were introduced into our environments 50 years ago, just after World War II. They were originally designed to enhance our lifestyles, now we know many are not enhancing our lives but threatening them.
Everyday products with toxins and the toxins contained in them
Dove Beauty Bar
Quaternium 15: Formaldehyde-Carcinogen. Causes cancer, dermatitis, neurotoxic, sensitizer-poisonious, irritant to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. ButylatedHydroxytoluene, (BHT) Carcinogen.
Johnson's Baby Shampoo
Quaternium 15: FD&C RED 40: Carcinogen, and causes dermatitis.
Crest Tarter Control Toothpaste
Saccharin: Carcinogen, contains Phenol If you accidentally swallow more than a pea -sized amount of this, you must contact the Poison Control Center immediately. This warning does not appear on the tube.
Tide & Cheer Detergent
Detergent: Can cause temporary respiratory tract irritation. Symptoms include stinging, swelling, or redness. Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed, Sodium Sulfate: Corrosive, Severe eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Can cause asthma attacks. Thisodium Nitrilotriacetate: Carcinogen

Note: Tide powder contains fiberglass. If you use this and your sweaty and itchy, it’s the fiberglass in your clothing from the laundry detergent.
Clorox
Sodium Hypochlorite: Corrosive. Sensitizer: Can be fatal if swallowed. Eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Especially hazardous to people with heart conditions or asthma.
Cascade
Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed.

Test: Put some liquid cascade on aluminum foil - put it over the sink and see what happens.
Fantastic, Formula 409
Butyl Cellosolve: Neurotoxic. Eye and skin irritant. Damages central nervous system, kidney, and liver. Readily absorbed through the skin. Damages blood and body’s ability to make blood -- listed as a pesticide.
Windex Aerosol Glass Cleaner
Butyl Cellosolve (see above) Isobutane: Neorotoxic.
Lysol Disinfectant
Dioxin; Carcinogen. 500,000 times more deadly than DDT Ethyl Alcoohol: Eye, skin, respiratory tract irritant.
Do you know what Dioxin is? Most of us do, but did you know that dioxins include 219 different chemicals? Did you know that Dioxin exposure is the key factor in cancers and other health problems, like endometriosis and fertility issues?
Have you heard of Phenols? Phenols are now being linked to A.D.D., A.D.H.D., asthma, allergies, autism, breast cancer and the list goes on. Do you want to increase your chances of getting one of these diseases?
Chemicals like Dioxin and Phenols are introduced into your body in a variety of ways. One way is through your own personal care products, like shampoo, toothpaste, shaving cream, laundry soap, household cleansers and dish soap.
What can you do to reduce your risks? By eliminating or reducing the use of toxic chemicals in your home you can make a significant difference in your life and the life of your family. How do you do this?
  1. Educate yourself of what is in the products you are using to clean your house, your car and your children. Read the labels and contact the company for a complete list of ingredients (Not all ingredients have to be listed on the label!).
  2. Buy organic products or "natural" products and limit your usage of products that may contain toxins.
  3. Limit your exposure to plastic products.
  4. Encourage others to take these precautions also.
Below is a list of sites that will inform you about toxins in your home

 

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