Snopes says this is false http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp
> -----Original Message----- > From: Medwith, Robert J Mr CIV USA AMC > [mailto:robert.j.medw...@us.army.mil] > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:09 AM > To: cs > Subject: CS>FW: helpful news (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > -THOUGHT THIS MAY BE HELPFUL INFO > > THIS IS TRUE & VERIFIED ON SNOPES.COM > Recently someone 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 Swifter Wet jet, 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 antifreeze is one of the ingredients > (actually, he was told it's a compound which is one molecule away from > antifreeze). > Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the > solution, then licking its own paws, 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 Swifter Wet jet 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. > > This is equally harmful to babies and small children that play on the > floor a lot and put their fingers in their mouths a lot. > > PLEASE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BABIES, SMALL CHILDREN OR OWN A PET; > PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON! YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN OR PETS BUT SOME > OF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY WITH PETS AND ALSO FAMILIES WITH > GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN > > > > > > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
