Proctor and Gamble Goof

Here is a scary thought for you...

Apparently during the creation (aka processing) of Tide detergent, a carcinogen,  1,4 dioxane, is produced.  A Women’s Voices for the Earth group sent the detergent out to be tested and one of the chemicals they found is 1,4 dioxane. This is not intentionally added to the ingredients, but rather it’s a byproduct of the product when it is made. 

Now although P&G is responding to “A Women’s Voices for the Earth”, they have responded to individual people.

Besides the fact that it is there, I am guessing that almost any detergent you get in your local store has this contaminant. So the real question is what should we, as a consumer, do about it? Should the industry add an additional step in the processing to make sure this potential carcinogen is removed from the detergent before selling?  

On the stock side of things, this has the potential for causing a sell-off of P&G’s stock as consumers worry about the carcinogen AND the lack of communication  and action by P&G’s…. Let’s watch and see what happens next!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/04/30/procter-gamble-defends-against-claims-that-tide-detergents-contain-carcinogens/

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