UK News 19-10-2004 who: Medical researcher Dr Alex Farrow what: Says air fresheners and aerosols are harmful to children where: Brunel University, UXBRIDGE when: Yesterday snippet: "The researchers found that almost a third more (32 per cent) babies suffered diarrhoea in homes where air fresheners - including sticks, sprays and aerosols - were used daily," says The Independent, "compared with households where they were used no more than once a week." Elsewhere, The Evening Standard`s website says environment minister Alun Michael is backing a call for perflurooctane sulphonate (PFOS), a "potentially cancerous chemical... found in clothing, carpets, packaging and household cleaners", to be banned. [... more]

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