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Re: Companies packaging cleansers, other deadly chemicals in bottles that look like beverage containers

by "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jul 3, 2008 at 07:44 AM

Seerialmom <seerialmom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 2, 2:14 am, balanc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>>
http://consumerist.com/tag/poison-control/?i=5021330&t=dont-drink-lam...
>>
>> Don't Drink Lamp Oil Or You'll Die
>>
>> Just saw this on the TV, lamp oil manufacturers have issued a new
>> warning: don't drink lamp oil. It seems someone died after doing so.
>> Not sure what the story is, but like other household products, it's
>> im****tant to keep them in their proper containers. For instance, some
>> colored lamp oils can look like cranberry juice. Here are some other
>> poisons and the foods they can look like.
>
> Although this is a valid concern, I'm wondering how big a factor it is
> whether the packaging is the same for beverages vs cleaning products
> (or poisons).  I'm more concerned about labeling that could be
> ambiguous or written in a language that isn't understood.
> Additionally, I have seen in some stores where non-food items are
> merchandised near food aisles.
> Back to the lamp oil death though.  "Who" would mistake the taste/
> texture of "lamp oil" for cranberry juice?  Seems a bit fishy to me.

And you're unlikely to die from a mouthful of lamp oil even if you managed
to swallow it before you realised from the taste that it wasnt juice
anyway.
 




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balanco01@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-02 02:14:48 
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tmclone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-07-02 06:11:23 
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Vandy Terre <vandy@[EM  2008-07-02 10:43:34 
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Seerialmom <seerialmom  2008-07-02 14:01:58 
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"Rod Speed" <  2008-07-03 07:44:32 
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"Lou" <lpogo  2008-07-02 23:41:07 
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balanco01@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-03 00:37:59 
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balanco01@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-03 00:46:10 
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"nospam" <no  2008-07-03 01:43:03 
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