GSE - response from Nutribiotic

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Regard to the thread on GSE,

here is an answer to some of the allegations that have been made against it.

I haven’t followed the

entire thread about GSE on this list, but my assumption is that it is about the

issues below.

Lori Knowles

Lori, thank you for your

interest in our products. In reference to your message, newsgroups and email

groups have received postings to the effect that GSE contains triclosan,

benzelthonium chloride, or methyl paraben. The reason is that GSE is very

similar in molecular weight to both benzelthonium chloride and triclosan, both

of which are effective disinfectants, but are toxic to human and animal life.

Some tests for BC, triclosan, and methyl paraben come up positive (which is

more correctly called a " false positive " ) and the same is happening

for triclosan.

Meanwhile, Citricidal (the

brand of GSE NutriBiotic uses) has been tested for the presence of these toxins

by independent labs, and has been proven clean. (Ex: Weston Gulf Coast

Laboratories, Inc., University Park,

IL, test completed in March of

1992. Tested for heavy metals, Cyanides, Pesticides and PCBs and Benzelkonium

Chloride. Results: None Detected.) In fact, the accusations about triclosan

(used in many dish and hand soaps in the US) became so frequent a few years

ago, that Citricidal began specifically testing each batch of GSE for its

absence, and providing a Certificate of Analysis to that effect.

The truth is, Citricidal is

not only effective, it has been in use for many years (20+). If these

allegations had any validity, there certainly would be a history of complaints

and judgments against the product, and it would have been removed from the

market many years ago. The US FDA made inspections of the Nutribiotic

manufacturing facility back in the 1990's and found no chemical preservatives;

and the formula is the same today. Such rumors are false, and are not a threat

to those armed with accurate information. The reports are certainly bothersome,

but they have produced " false positives " , not accurate profiles. The

vast body of evidence from many years of use by thousands of satisfied

consumers, doctors, manufacturers, and veterinarians, speaks most loudly

against such reports. Citricidal and NutriBiotic GSE are proven, safe, and

effective products.

Please feel free to contact

us again if you have further questions. Thank you.

__________________________________________________

Carolyn Pruett,

carolyn@...

NutriBiotic

Post Office Box 238, 865 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, CA 95453 Toll Free: ,

Phone: , Fax: www.nutribiotic.com

[Guest guest]

thanx for posting this!! I was going to continue to use it anyway,

but now I feel better about it.

karen

>

> Regard to the thread on GSE, here is an answer to some of the

allegations

> that have been made against it.

>

> I haven't followed the entire thread about GSE on this list, but my

> assumption is that it is about the issues below.

>

>

>

> Lori Knowles

>

>

>

>

>

> Lori, thank you for your interest in our products. In reference to

your

> message, newsgroups and email groups have received postings to the

effect

> that GSE contains triclosan, benzelthonium chloride, or methyl

paraben. The

> reason is that GSE is very similar in molecular weight to both

benzelthonium

> chloride and triclosan, both of which are effective disinfectants,

but are

> toxic to human and animal life. Some tests for BC, triclosan, and

methyl

> paraben come up positive (which is more correctly called a " false

positive " )

> and the same is happening for triclosan.

>

>

>

> Meanwhile, Citricidal (the brand of GSE NutriBiotic uses) has been

tested

> for the presence of these toxins by independent labs, and has been

proven

> clean. (Ex: Weston Gulf Coast Laboratories, Inc., University Park,

IL, test

> completed in March of 1992. Tested for heavy metals, Cyanides,

Pesticides

> and PCBs and Benzelkonium Chloride. Results: None Detected.) In

fact, the

> accusations about triclosan (used in many dish and hand soaps in

the US)

> became so frequent a few years ago, that Citricidal began

specifically

> testing each batch of GSE for its absence, and providing a

Certificate of

> Analysis to that effect.

>

>

>

> The truth is, Citricidal is not only effective, it has been in use

for many

> years (20+). If these allegations had any validity, there certainly

would be

> a history of complaints and judgments against the product, and it

would have

> been removed from the market many years ago. The US FDA made

inspections of

> the Nutribiotic manufacturing facility back in the 1990's and found

no

> chemical preservatives; and the formula is the same today. Such

rumors are

> false, and are not a threat to those armed with accurate

information. The

> reports are certainly bothersome, but they have produced " false

positives " ,

> not accurate profiles. The vast body of evidence from many years

of use by

> thousands of satisfied consumers, doctors, manufacturers, and

veterinarians,

> speaks most loudly against such reports. Citricidal and NutriBiotic

GSE are

> proven, safe, and effective products.

>

>

>

> Please feel free to contact us again if you have further

questions. Thank

> you.

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

> Carolyn Pruett, carolyn@...

>

> NutriBiotic

>

> Post Office Box 238, 865 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, CA 95453 Toll

Free:

> , Phone: , Fax:

> www.nutribiotic.com

>