CAUTIONS, WARNINGS
I just purchased a bottle of tarnish remover for sterling
silver. I hate it when my earrings start to lose their shine. I am now at the
table reading the terrifying label for this product. The warning on the label
reads: “Warning: This product contains thiourea, a chemical know to the state
of California to cause cancer.”
This statement brings so many questions to mind. Do other states
know? I feel pretty sure that if it causes cancer in California it will also
cause cancer in Oklahoma. Why define a carcinogen so strangely? Is there something
unique about California cancers?
Where do we go to discuss the idiocy of the labeling process?
To my knowledge cancer does not know geography. This product
is distributed by a company based in Skokie, IL. Does it cause cancer in
Illinois from where it is shipped? Who is regulating the information on this label?
I would like to think that some inspector somewhere is looking out for the
safety of the consumer who goes to buy silver polish or tarnish remover, but I
am afraid that is not the case. Just look at the label.
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