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Protected at Work by "Nose Patrol"
When I was working and extremely sensitive to scents, about 10
to 15 percent of the staff insisted on wearing them. This meant
that about 85 to 90 people did not wear fragrances. Some of the
people who wore scents, were the IN YOUR FACE! types,
whose scents would carry through the building, whether they were
half a building away (half a block) or not.
My "Nose Patrol" let me know when
I could use the front elevators or the back stair well. I would
have not have lasted as long as I did, without their help.
- Barbara Wilkie
- July 2003
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- For more
information about harmful effects of fragrances:
- Environmental
Health Network. (EHN) Non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization that provides support, advocacy, and
information for the chemically and electromagnetically
sensitive, and others who share our concerns. Therefore,
EHN's focus is on issues of access and development
relating to the health and welfare of environmentally
sensitive persons. P.O. Box 1155, Larkspur, CA.
94977-1155. Support and Information
Line (SAIL) 415-541-5075 www.ehnca.org or users.lmi.net/wilworks
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- To submit info
if you have experienced harmful effects from perfume:
- EHN Petition about the harmful effects of
perfume. The FDA Citizens' Petition
has been filed by EHN on behalf of everyone whose health
is harmed by fragrances. It was assigned Docket Number
99P-1340 in May 1999 by the Food and Drug Administration.
It is still open, receiving letters and documentation.
This petition provides the golden opportunity to write to
the FDA about the harmful effects of fragrances and
adverse events suffered because of fragrances used by
self AND/OR other people. All folks have to do is to
reference "Docket Number 99P-1340" and their
comments will be tallied along with all the others the
FDA has received regarding the petition to get the FDA
warning message on labels of fragrances released to
market without substantiation of safety. E-mail: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Full contact information, analyses and complementary
information available from EHN's page, www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm
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