Careful where you set down that bleach bottle

[delaneymeegan]

As for all these chemicals recenly mentioned....

acid this, acid that, .....
You know, in the U.S. at least, we were brought up with all kinds of disturbing products which we (the public anyway) later found out weren't so good to have around.
Cigarettes, Asbestos, leaded gasoline, lawn darts, leaded paint, DDT, toxic waste dumps in peoples backyards, guns for anyone other than the police, and the list goes on.

Its a mixed bag. On the one hand, I don't think anyone created these products with the express intent of harming the public. Quite the opposite actually.

On the other hand, with the knowledge we DO HAVE in hand on dangerous products that are still out there, it comes down to corruption that they are still available. That really angers me. It's not that way in all countries. The better countries have strict laws protecting the innocent public from such products, and when the public, or business, has the need to dispose of ANY chemical substance, the government will take it and dispose of it appropriately.

 

[kenwashesmonday]

I'd like to point out that in a restaurant, every pot, pan, or dish that gets washed by hand must be sanitized with chlorine bleach, or the board of health will shut you down. This is why a commercial kitchen sink has 3 compartments: wash, rinse, sanitize.

Lots of things in the home are poisonous, including many cleaning supplies, soap, and detergents. It's simply a matter of using them safely and correctly.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Chlorine is your friend

Some nellies may be afeared, but I'd take Chlorine over Triclosan anytime, anyday.

 

Kenwash is correct, if hand washed  in a food service establishment they have to be sanitized with Chlorine or Iodine.  Chlorine is cheaper.

 

Delaneymeegan:  I agree with you as well.  There was a time when Lysol (the one with Phoenal) was used as an internal wash.  Now we know better.

 

The afomentioned Triclosan is another example of something that we should not be using.

 

Chlorine, however, though an acid is a powerful oxidizer, that breaks down to salt water in the environment.  And as I have mentioned before, I like the smell, which in a pool is not the cholrine itself but the demise as it sanitizes that causes the off gas.

 

 

[mark_wpduet]

Speaking of Ozone Water -

I bought this a LONG time ago and I use it to wash all my veggies. It's ultrasonic and I think it uses ozone too...It works GREAT. I won't eat any veggies or fruit without running it through this first....At first I wasn't sure if I would use it, but I use it all the time...

http://healingtalks.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=133

 

[mrsalvo]

I don't use as much bleach anymore as I used to, and I'm finding that I'm doing as well or better without it. I really like the Lysol bathroom cleaner for countertops and cleaning, it does a very good job. I'm finding now that when I do purchase a bottle to have on hand, its a small one. Definitely share the concerns of others on this thread concerning the hazards.