I recently bought a new toaster. I picked out one to buy. It had just what I needed. I always read the packaging on something before I buy it. I looked on the end of the box. In little, bity, teeny, tiny print it said, "This product contains a substance known in the state of California to cause cancer." I think it was styrene. Then; "This product contains a substance known in the state of California to cause birth defects." I can't decide whether to be funny or serious about this. Funny first; You people in California, DON"T BUY THIS PRODUCT! Serious; why are they selling something that they know causes cancer and birth defects? How many people would take the time to read the small print on the end of the box?
Really! Did you bring it back @Shirley Martin? Because if it can cause cancer in California I'm sure it can cause cancer where you are too.
I don't remember. Next time I go to Walmart, I'll look and see. I'd hate to guess and give a product an undeserved bad rep.
There are so many products that cause health problems Its about time these products/ingredients were banned
If you're curious about California Prop 65 that outlines Carcinognics and Cancer causing substances, here is a link to the file. https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list The pdf file has 22 pages and just about everything is on it. Also, here' a link about toast and Carcinogenic. http://usefulltipsforyourhealthon.blogspot.com/2012/03/toast-bread-can-cause-cancer.html Seems to me that everything I enjoy is bad for me, according to the 'experts'...
This sentence in the bottom link doesn't make sense to me. Neither does some of the rest of it. However, since acrylamide has started to become a public health problem, causing numerous controversies and solutions as possible to limit intake of this substance.
There may be a chemical, etc. that might cause cancer, but is it in sufficient quantities that frequent exposure would cause cancer. Formaldehyde is dangerous in excess, but is also a necessity of life... http://www.foodinsight.org/chemicals-in-food-Acetaldehyde-Formaldehyde Which reminds me of the whole dihydrogen monoxide issue that was started as a joke to ascertain the gullibility of people. It continues on today... http://www.dhmo.org/truth/Dihydrogen-Monoxide.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax
@Shirley Martin Bureaucratic intervention into private life at it's sickest. It's as though the State of California wishes to intervene on behalf of all those living elsewhere to help "protect" them as well as it was doing for itself. Frank
@Babs Hunt Such a myriad of things "can cause cancer" that it would save time and money to label things that do not. Polluted air can cause cancer, for example, yet those Angelenos go about breathing it daily, unwarned. Frank
This is why I don't want to buy a new toaster. Though the one I have was a K mart cheapie and who knows what it said on the box as I didn't look that close. Now I will though.
@Frank Sanoica Your right that so many things can cause cancer...there's really not to much that is safe now days with all the chemicals and preservatives, etc. But there is no way I would purposely buy something that clearly says it is known to cause cancer like that toaster.
@Babs Hunt I often find those little warning tags to be almost ridiculous, even funny. Chances are very good the charging cord for your cell phone has one attached; both of ours do. The electrical cord for my shaver carries one. Now, what exactly is the implication there? That I should not use the cord, throw it away, wash my hands after touching it, don't let my dog chew on it? Frank
@Frank Sanoica -Believe it or not, those laughable and sometimes ridiculous warnings-are because some dumb ass actually tried or did do that and company probably got sued. If you are alive and you eat, drink, work, drive -breathe-whatever- something, somewhere, and at some point is going to cause you cancer or death. It is the the inevitable in our world. Plus people in California are weird anyway --Sorry @Chrissy Cross