WARNING - Possible dangerous chemical in Barkeepers Friend

[CyberJay]

Hi - briefly looked up and thought it was important enough to let my cyber bros know :

see article below and it seems Barkeepers Friend - which I absolutely love - may have this chemical… liver issues possible

https://www.foxnews.com/health/comm...spike-liver-disease-across-us-researchers-say

I suppose ventilation and gloves are in order - please consider them during cleaning

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[CyberGus]

Per the MSDS, Barkeeper's Friend does not contain tetrachloroethylene.

https://www.barkeepersfriend.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SDS_BKF_Cleanser_Polish_6-12-15.pdf

 

[devdrone6]

Is it me or is this a poorly written article that makes several statements but provides no direct links to the source material. It would be nice if these articles actually linked to the sources instead of plastering ads every other sentence of the article. I stopped reading after clicking on like the third link that just linked to more Fox articles instead of anything of substance.

 

[devdrone6]

Per the MSDS, Barkeeper's Friend does not contain tetrachloroethylene.

https://www.barkeepersfriend.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SDS_BKF_Cleanser_Polish_6-12-15.pdf

Off I go to the garage to apply some Barkeepers

 

[ABILISK]

Beer can cause liver issues too. Just part of life.

 

[Baldyloxx]

Real Men live in California, where everything is labeled as life threatening.

 

[StellarWatt]

How is this post related to the cybertruck community? Serious question.

 

[That Beast Mode]

Having water spots and stains on your Cybertruck can also cause liver issues. Oh the catch 22. Sometimes these articles really push boundaries. It's like 2% of people had this chemical which is found in air, so all air must be the problem and we need to get rid of it.

 

[That Beast Mode]

How is this post related to the cybertruck community? Serious question.

Because a lot of us use Barkeepers Friend to clean our trucks. OP was trying to do the right thing and throw out a PSA warning.

 

[ABILISK]

Having water spots and stains on your Cybertruck can also cause liver issues. Oh the catch 22. Sometimes these articles really push boundaries. It's like 2% of people had this chemical which is found in air, so all air must be the problem and we need to get rid of it.

Should we Mega Maid Earth?

 

[That Beast Mode]

Should we Mega Maid Earth?

hahaha, great movie. It can only improve things. There is no down side.

 

[ABILISK]

hahaha, great movie. It can only improve things. There is no down side.

That’s what I was thinking. If a down side happens to come up, we can always switch from suck to blow.

 

[yohst]

Dang spammy site/article - following the latest traditions of alarmist writings lest nobody clicks it. No references but it did reveal an important little nugget:

"Other health factors such as alcohol consumption and obesity-related liver fat accumulation did not seem to contribute to significant liver fibrosis when PCE was detected in the blood."

Which clearly means that one must use alcohol with barkeepers friend (hey why else is this called BAR-keepers friend). So grab a six pack and start polishing...

 

[That Beast Mode]

Dang spammy site/article - following the latest traditions of alarmist writings lest nobody clicks it. No references but it did reveal an important little nugget:

"Other health factors such as alcohol consumption and obesity-related liver fat accumulation did not seem to contribute to significant liver fibrosis when PCE was detected in the blood."

Which clearly means that one must use alcohol with barkeepers friend (hey why else is this called BAR-keepers friend). So grab a six pack and start polishing...

Your keen observational and analytical skills have been noted.

 

[That Beast Mode]

That’s what I was thinking. If a down side happens to come up, we can always switch from suck to blow.

I tried telling my wife this - can confirm it doesn't work.

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