The government announced new plans today to ban all home/office cleaning products — disinfectants, toilet bowl cleaners, insecticides, herbicides, dishwashing detergent, clothes washing soap/powder, floor waxes, fly/wasp traps, facial/skin cleansers, baby wipes and more on a list of over 1 million products — in an attempt to eliminate autism within one generation.
Businesses across a wide range of industries have threatened to sue the government.
People with no incidences of autism in their families have filed complaints, saying they have used cleaning products judiciously and will continue to do so.
Religious leaders have praised the government’s general intent and offered holy water as a safe alternative to concerned parents.
A: Probably not. The vast majority of commercially formulated cleaning products are water soluble, are disposed of safely down the drain into a municipal or home wastewater treatment system, and cause no harm to the environment. Extensive lab testing and “real world” monitoring, as well as compliance with applicable government regulations, ensure the environmental safety of cleaning products.