From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!pyuxqq!chl Newsgroups: net.med Title: Safety Labeling Article-I.D.: pyuxqq.101 Posted: Tue Jan 11 09:55:44 1983 Received: Wed Jan 12 05:30:58 1983 According to "MOTHER JONES" (investigative magazine), many of the warning labels on dangerous household products are inadequate, non-existent or dangerous if instructions are followed. They discovered this while thumbing through the American Red Cross Multimedia Standard First Aid Workbook. In 1982 a study of 1,019 household products was done by the New York City Poison Control Center which found 85% had insufficient, dangerous or non-existent warnings or first- aid information. Here are a few of the more recognizable brands: o+ Inadequate labeling (1) Absorbine Jr. (2) Agree shampoo (3) Ben-Gay (4) FDS (5) Listerine (6) Off! insect repellent o+ No first-aid labeling (1) Ajax cleanser (2) Breck hair conditioner (3) Comet cleanser (4) Woolite liquid (5) Vanish toilet bowl (6) Johnson Wax Glo-coat o+ Dangerous labeling (1) A&P ammonia cleanser (2) Dip-It coffee pot destainer (3) Mister Plumber drain opener (4) Jet Dry water spot preventer (5) Purex bleach (6) Soilax wall and floor cleaner (7) T-Rif laundry detergent As the old adage goes, "Let the buyer beware!"