| Here's a Site to check some products & Some products that I suspect hide it: Check out what you might use here:
Protect Yourself From Future Harm - Learn what Products YOU use that contain it
Check for what products contain 2-butoxyethanol
(CAS Registry Number: 000111-76-2)
in the Household Products Data Base
http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm
5% concentration is not safe for home use, per one expert in product development.
Also check for the complex version Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether or 2-2-butoxyethanol (CAS Registry Number: 000112-34-5)
| Audrey got ahold of me for her husband's exposure to misting Simple Green for 45 minutes at work. He must have died, because she was very interested & now no reply. You probably know that the company claims Simple Green is non toxic. They use Dow Chemical's trade name for 2-butoxyethanol: Butyl Cellosolve. They base their claim on a diluted test of the the product (about a capful in a half gallon of water) and THEREFORE state because it is too diluted, it is not toxic. The gallon size container offers a full strength choice of use ... and no change in warnings. Personally I think that is negligent failure to warn. Simple Green is used in our Nation's penitentiaries almost exclusively. I suspect it's used extensively in the Military, too.
You've heard of Melaleuca?  The Tub 'n Tile will not give out an MSDS. They say the surfactant is proprietary. You know what I think it is. You might be able to get an MSDS 2002 or before, but since then products that did report the chemical there don't have to now (& usually they didn't anyway, because all they have to do is to tell you how to use it properly - OR claim 'proprietary')
| Dear Margaret, I have contacted Melaleuca and they tell me that the only product they have a MSDS sheet on is the Solugard Botanical. I took my Tub&Tile down out of the cabinet and the bottle reads "Proprietary Formula Contains: Citric acid, solvents,surfactants, solubilizer, fragrance, Melaleuca Oil, and preservative." I hope this helps. Oh, it also reads "Does not contain phosphates, ammonia, or bleach." | Reply: Employers have to provide an MSDS for employees if they have over 2, so you might be ahead of the issue, if you located one. ... Or if there is 2-butoxyethanol or a glyclol butyl ether, it has been found to be hazardous by some MSDS info , and you might like to strike the 'non hazardous from the description of this product Customer, I did call product info dept, and they said they just consider themselves a home-based company, and they do not have to provide MSDS info Maybe one of the old-timers in the business might have a filed away copy? | | | Just because a company is says a product is 'safe' or non toxic .... does not mean that is the case. Simple Green is 6% 2-butoxyethanol | 2-butoxyethanol and Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether are nothing to play around with. This is the kind of chemical that would cause the most harm to our military, to housewives ... suspect it for causing the chronic fatigue syndromes: CFS, FM, CFIDS. Suspect it for causing DIABETES and many autoimmune issues, tumors and cancers: 'gulf war syndrome' The story on paint is an interesting one, too. *From WHO (via Toxins Awareness Group): paint solvents are carcinogenic, painters having a 40% higher chance of lung cancer and 20% higher of stomach, bladder, larynx, etc cancers, while their children are at increased risk of leukaemia and brain tumours. Source |
