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Saturday, October 21, 2006

Fabuloso

A large number of accidental poisonings tracked by the Texas Poison Center Network were directly linked with consumption of Fabuloso (TM), an all-purpose cleaning product. [104 in a three month period at one ER.]

Doctors presenting their findings during the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in New Orleans suspect misleading packaging may be to blame.
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"When looking at a bottle of Fabuloso(TM) - especially the yellow Limon, green Fresco Aman, and blue Ocean Fresh varieties - anyone will easily see a resemblance to certain popular beverages," said Dr. Masneri. "Dr. Marc Levsky of our team actually went so far as to taste it himself, and he reported that it smells very fruity but tastes very bland. We believe the combination of misleading packaging and sweet
smell lures people to consume it. Further study, and perhaps packaging modification, is warranted. In the meantime, people should be aware that children especially may be confused and try to drink it."


No reports on what people might be doing with these, which also smell too yummy. Or these:

posted by Sandra at 10/21/2006 10:41:00 PM  

3 Comments:

The Neurocritic said...

FabulosoŽ: A Cleaning Product that Looks Good Enough to Drink!

Wife: It's a floor wax!

Husband: It's a dessert topping!

Spokesman: [enters quickly] Hey, hey, hey, calm down, you two. New Shimmer is both a floor wax and a dessert topping! Here, I'll spray some on your mop.. [sprays Shimmer onto mop ] ..and some on your butterscotch pudding. [sprays Shimmer onto pudding]

Sun Oct 22, 02:33:19 AM CDT

 
Sandra said...

And it's delicious!

Sun Oct 22, 12:21:48 PM CDT

 
The Neurocritic said...

Sure is! Perks up anything from an ice cream sundae to a pumpkin pie!

Sun Oct 22, 05:32:07 PM CDT

 

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