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U.S. bill would require labels to warn of choking
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message ...
"Elizabeth Reid" wrote At some level I agree with what I'm charitably going to assume is your underlying premise, that at some point dangers are small enough that it's not 'worth' mounting a big societal effort to eradicate them. ... The warnings become meaningless if every product has scary warnings. Even toothpaste now has warnings on it. Why 'even' toothpaste? Toothpaste having a warning on it doesn't seem all that strange, it's a quasi-medical substance even though most people don't think of it that way. Most products don't have warnings of any kind. As long as each warning message isn't just WARNING: THIS PRODUCT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS, I don't think they necessarily become meaningless as more products are labeled. If each warning specifies the conditions for safe use and the conditions under which the product is dangerous, they're not all the same. In fact, if more things are labeled, people might get in the habit of looking for the labels and that would make them more meaningful rather than less. Beth |
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U.S. bill would require labels to warn of choking
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:48:38 GMT, "Roger Schlafly"
wrote: The danger is exaggerated. How many kids die every year from hot dogs? Most toddlers can chew hot dogs just fine. Mine loved hot dogs, and never had a problem. Here we go again. I honestly think you try to be stupid just to antagonize people. There is no way you'd even pass a high school geometry course let alone get an advanced degree in mathematics if you lack logic thinking skills the way you demonstrate. Read this again and think carefully about it: According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics, one U.S. child dies from choking on food every five days and more than 10,000 children are taken to hospital emergency rooms for food choking injuries every year. Bruce Silverglade, director of legal affairs for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit group that campaigns on food issues, said parents were often surprised to learn that a single kernel of popcorn can choke a child. "They can eat it 10 times and it's kind of like Russian roulette," he said. "Popcorn is particularly dangerous because it can swell up in the throat." Do you know what "Russian roulette" is? Do you know how absurd it is when I tell parents about popcorn and they say, "Oh, he eats it all the time... he's been fine." SO WHAT? It only takes once, you idiot. PF |
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U.S. bill would require labels to warn of choking
"Mark Probert" wrote in message
. net... http://www.thetzsite.com/pages/episodes/089.html That's what gave me the idea. :-D Big fan of "The Twilight Zone" (and later "[Rod Serling's] Night Gallery") Also of "The Outer Limits." I still remember my mom being appalled that I'd watch that stuff. Beat the heck outta the "Who Wants to Marry My Millionaire (or Maybe Not) ex-Mother-in-Law After She Eats a Gazillion Bugs in the Amazon and..." shows on TV today, if you ask me! |
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