OT:U.S. EPA fines Safeway $675,000 for allegedly selling unregistered household

[Guest guest]

U.S. EPA fines Safeway $675,000 for allegedly selling unregistered

household cleaning products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Safeway, Inc.

$675,000 for allegedly selling unregistered household cleaning

products at its Hawaii and California stores with labels claiming the

products disinfect and remove mold and mildew, a violation of federal

law.

[Guest guest]

Of course it would be CA where I live but that doesn't surprise me one

bit. That's how it is here - shady... so sad.

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> U.S. EPA fines Safeway $675,000 for allegedly selling unregistered

> household cleaning products

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> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Safeway, Inc.

> $675,000 for allegedly selling unregistered household cleaning

> products at its Hawaii and California stores with labels claiming the

> products disinfect and remove mold and mildew, a violation of federal

> law.

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[Guest guest]

It's common for the companies that make these biocides to represent them as

being a complete solution to mold in a building when in reality many of them

are not even approved for the uses they are sold for and many, probably most

of them DO NOT DEACTIVATE MANY MOLD TOXINS.. in fact, many of them are known

to - if used improperly, to liberate the toxins from the mold and that may

in fact concentrate them, if the liquid that has been used with them is not

rinsed away and then removed, I've heard from a number of reputable sources.

Also, MANY of these biocides (which means 'kills living things' BTW) are in

and of themselves toxic especially if not rinsed up. Bleach is an example of

a chemical that can be used to remove mold from wood, nonporous surfaces,

etc, with hard scrubbing, wire brushes, etc. But the bleach in water must

then be removed and the area rinsed and that water removed.

(Since it probably comes up again and again..Bleach should not be used on

moldy sheetrock. Moldy sheetrock known to have possibly toxinogenic molds on

it should just be COMPLETELY removed and REPLACED WITH NEW. It needs to be

disposed of by people USING PPE!! N-95 or N100 preferably masks, gloves,

disposable clothing etc, - as you would any toxic substance, in doubled up,

sealed plastic bags. The moldy sheetrock is usually covering studs, THOSE

ARE WHAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED WITH BLEACH, then rinsed and all of that water

REMOVED. Then the area needs to be given several days to dry out, then the

new sheetrock needs to be put in.)

Back to biocides.. I've heard its common for biocides to be used as some

magic prophylactic with NO SCRUBBING and then AND NOT RINSED UP WITH WATER

AND REMOVED AFTERWARD! That is not the way they are supposed to be used. If

bleach is left on wood it will weaken it structurally, also. Powdered bleach

in the air is dangerous, and some of the other biocides are highly toxic!

So, people could complain about mold and then the end up with not just mold

toxins in their home but also other chemicals that could be harmful as well.

while their (insert irresponsible party's job title here) claims " everything

is fine now, you and your children, coworkers, etc, can go back in'

A lot of people just believe them!

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