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07.16.08, 09:21 AM General Topics
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just heard a report on NPR about anti-bacterial soaps possibly being unsafe/having hidden health consequences. Between that, BPA, cigarettes, etc, i really feel like the FDA & Surgeon General should be ashamed. They are a huge bloated beurocracy supported by our tax dollars and they have one job (that i know of) and that is to approve safe consumer products. I'm pissed. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.16.08, 09:21 AM Flag
 

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life is unsafe...if it's not one thing it's another. you can't sweat it or you'll make yourself sick. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:22 AM Flag
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right, agreed. i'm not actually so afraid, i'm just pissed that they don't question all these chemicals before they go into the products. i'm a pretty educated and health-food-store shopping type, but a lot of people aren't and the govt. should be on top of this stuff [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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the FDA doesn't have jurisdiction over all fo these products, and sure doens't have the funding to test everything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:27 AM Flag
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ok, but then i think there needs to be some kind of stamp of things that are totally approved so consumers don't make a wrong assumption that anything they find on the shelves at CVS is fine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:28 AM Flag
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other thatn prescription drugs, and those that used to be, i don't think there is a single thing in CVS that is "totally approved" or tested. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:30 AM Flag
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jesus. really? i am pretty educated but this shocks me. so basically, we should all probably be shopping in the health food store, or making our own shampoos from avocado & vinegar orsomesuch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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there are certain ingrediesnts that are OK. but no independent body tests every combo that htis the shelves. adnnaturla products can be dangerous as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:44 AM Flag
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this is old news. its the same problem as over prescribing abx. the FDA can't ban them, they aren't dangerous. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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what is abx [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:24 AM Flag
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antibiotics. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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ok, so they can't ban without proof and i understand. but there needs to be a better system of warning about 'possible' problems then, cause seems like the possible problems almost always get proven to be real problems after 10 years of study. global warming being a good example of that, plastics/bpa another. ARGH [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:26 AM Flag
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its a political problem. underfunding plus, most recently, an administration that ignores data if it doesn't like it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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So don't buy them. Seriously. Get natural foods and household products. Do the best you can and try not to sweat the small stuff. BTW, regular soap is very effective at killing bacteria: The fats in soap literally explode the cell walls of bacteria/germs, thus killing them. Antibacterial soap is a waste. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:41 AM Flag
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