Fw: Dow Cautions: Uncured Silicone Kills Fish & Harmful To Humans!

February 14, 2002

----- Original Message -----

From: " by way of ilena rose " <Goldminz@...>

Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:47 AM

Subject: Dow Cautions: Uncured Silicone Kills Fish & Harmful To Humans!

> LADIES! The next time you are in the hardware store, please ask the clerk

> for a plastic tube of fish tank silicone sealant, or any silicone sealant

> tube for household use and READ the CAUTION label! You won't BELIEVE!

> Dow Corning in the early 1980's TO DATE manufacture " uncured " silicone

> (this means a gel or soft material similar to caulk that is not a " hard "

> substance) to seal fish tanks or other household items. After you seal a

> fish tank, you must wait for a period of time for the silicone to harden

> " cure " before you put your fish into the tank or they will die from

> silicone exposure. Further CAUTION warnings state uncured silicone is an

> eye and skin irritant and causes severe human health problems if

swallowed.

> The silicone sealants manufactured by DOW pose a human health problem and

> death threat to fish. The manufacturer's breast implant for UNCURED

> silicone postings are not as significant to humans are they are to fish.

If

> fact, silicone gel implants are not cured, especially when there is a

> rupture! 100-500 cc of raw uncured silicone is spilled in to the human

> body. The FDA needs to see that CAUTION postings for breast implants are

> ELEVATED f! or public use. The public would like to review the DOW

studies

> relating to " uncured " silicone that killed fish, and their studies where

> silicone poses a health hazard to humans and how they obtained approval to

> place sealants on the market for public use. Thank you Ladies, I sent

> my tube of fish tank silicone sealant, and other Dow silicone sealants

> WITH DOW POSTED WARNINGS to Judge Hood, and to the FDA with my COMPLAINT.

> I hope you do the same!! The fish have more warning than humans. THX

>

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