Robert Tisserand provided some much needed comic relief regarding the long battle against the scare tactics that The Environmental Working Group (a.k.a. Environmental Worrying Group) and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (a.k.a. The Campaign for Scaring Consumers) have used to attack the cosmetic industry. Given the seriousness of many of my blogs in the past month I asked Robert for permission to guest post his response. Please enjoy! Another good post that addresses this same issue is Are We Being Duped?
Toxic Baby Alert! :: Guest Post Robert Tisserand
Concern: Inhalation of toxic gases
Target of alert: Pregnant mothers
Introduction
One of the greatest health threats to an unborn child may come from a totally unexpected source. A CFSC (Campaign for Scaring Consumers) directive is currently being formulated to advise pregnant women not to change the diapers of their babies, or even be in the same room when a baby discharges body wastes.
After an extensive literature review, the CFSC is advising that there is a high risk of fetal toxicity following the mother’s inhalation of the chemicals occurring in feces and gastrointestinal tract gases, since these contain significant quantities of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia. Once in the bloodstream, these gases pass with ease from the maternal blood circulation to that of the fetus. Their adverse effects have been documented as follows:
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