Consumer Product Safety Commission investigation into Pampers Dry Max

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Anonymous wrote:Dr. Chuck Gerba is a microbiologist at the University of Arizona told CBS News, "That's why you never want to do your underwear with your handkerchiefs because your bacteria transfers back and forth. You'll be blowing your nose with what's in your underwear."

Microbiologist Ron Schnitzer said your washing machine may clean your clothes, but contrary to what you might think, it probably isn't killing germs. Instead, he said the bacteria isn't killed, it's diluted.

And hot water, Schnitzer said, may not even do the trick.

He said water temperatures above 180 degrees are needed to kill the bacteria in your clothing. However, he said most homes do not have water that hot.

As for laundromats, they had very low bacterial counts in Koeppen's tests. Why? It could be the water is hotter and the machines are cleaned.

To clean your home machine, Schnitzer recommended every two to three cycles you run an empty cycle with bleach to get rid of bacteria.

Thanks, but I'll take the advice of the microbiologist over the cloth-diaper loving mom.

Whoa, not sure what you have in your underwear but I certainly am not pooping in mine.

[Anonymous]

Pooooop! You are all covered in pooooop!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Chuck Gerba is a microbiologist at the University of Arizona told CBS News, "That's why you never want to do your underwear with your handkerchiefs because your bacteria transfers back and forth. You'll be blowing your nose with what's in your underwear."

Microbiologist Ron Schnitzer said your washing machine may clean your clothes, but contrary to what you might think, it probably isn't killing germs. Instead, he said the bacteria isn't killed, it's diluted.

And hot water, Schnitzer said, may not even do the trick.

He said water temperatures above 180 degrees are needed to kill the bacteria in your clothing. However, he said most homes do not have water that hot.

As for laundromats, they had very low bacterial counts in Koeppen's tests. Why? It could be the water is hotter and the machines are cleaned.

To clean your home machine, Schnitzer recommended every two to three cycles you run an empty cycle with bleach to get rid of bacteria.

Thanks, but I'll take the advice of the microbiologist over the cloth-diaper loving mom.

Whoa, not sure what you have in your underwear but I certainly am not pooping in mine.

Also, you know the news LOVES scare pieces like this. "Did you know death lurks in your laundry room??" You really have to take them with a huge grain of salt.

[Anonymous]

I'll play along. Can you please show me where I said I bathe my children in bleach, hose down my house, boil my clothes, or bleach every load of laundry? Please show me where I wrote that, I honestly can't find it and am genuinely confused as to why I'm being accused of exhibiting anything other than normal cleanliness habits.

Not the PP, but I imagine people get very defensive when a complete stranger calls them disgusting or says they, their homes, clothes, children are covered in shit. Just a thought.

Ok. I take it back. I'm sorry for calling them disgusting. However, it is scientifically true that they, their homes, their clothes, are covered in fecal matter if they aren't taking reasonable measures to sanitize their washing machines after washing dirty diapers. If they don't mind this, that is their business. They shouldn't be defensive over the facts.

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Anonymous wrote:To the cloth diaper user who does not understand why it sometimes is not feasible, I can tell you at least one reason: daycare. We started on cloth and had to give it up because no daycare we found let us use cloth. So, yes, sometimes it is not feasible.

Oh, okay, sorry. That sucks. I'd print the articles about pampers out and show it to the daycares.

I think the petrochemicals are scary, but honestly, I think using the chlorine free is a good alternative. We eat organic, made-from-scratch food, we clean with vinegar, and I even starting to make my own laundry detergent, but I have to draw the line somewhere. Plus DD is two so we are starting to potty train in a few weeks anyway!

We do daycare at my husband's office, which by the way is a one of only 10 buildings in the country that gets the highest LEED certification - extremely eco friendly and many hippie moms, but I'm not asking them to do cloth diapers. If there are dangers all around us. We all pick our battles. If the other brand is found to cause harm I will switch but those seem very safe to me.

Plus we are all going to die in one big nuclear holocast anyway, so why stress about every little thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Chuck Gerba is a microbiologist at the University of Arizona told CBS News, "That's why you never want to do your underwear with your handkerchiefs because your bacteria transfers back and forth. You'll be blowing your nose with what's in your underwear."

Microbiologist Ron Schnitzer said your washing machine may clean your clothes, but contrary to what you might think, it probably isn't killing germs. Instead, he said the bacteria isn't killed, it's diluted.

And hot water, Schnitzer said, may not even do the trick.

He said water temperatures above 180 degrees are needed to kill the bacteria in your clothing. However, he said most homes do not have water that hot.

As for laundromats, they had very low bacterial counts in Koeppen's tests. Why? It could be the water is hotter and the machines are cleaned.

To clean your home machine, Schnitzer recommended every two to three cycles you run an empty cycle with bleach to get rid of bacteria.

Thanks, but I'll take the advice of the microbiologist over the cloth-diaper loving mom.

Whoa, not sure what you have in your underwear but I certainly am not pooping in mine.

Also, you know the news LOVES scare pieces like this. "Did you know death lurks in your laundry room??" You really have to take them with a huge grain of salt.

I wonder if scared poop poster knows there are feces particles all over her toothbrush... or that her kitchen sink is an e coli breeding ground.... Or that her carpet and vacuum cleaner are dirtier than her diaper pail... And if she has a dog, it not only brings in particles of poop and urine of its own but also of the birds, squirrels, deer, and racoons! Oh my!!!

[Anonymous]

U people are disgusting. I think I'm going to vomit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U people are disgusting. I think I'm going to vomit.

Hope you plan to bleach and boil yourself after.

[Anonymous]

Your keyboard is probably more disgusting and contaminated than our wet/dry bags! LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I'll play along. Can you please show me where I said I bathe my children in bleach, hose down my house, boil my clothes, or bleach every load of laundry? Please show me where I wrote that, I honestly can't find it and am genuinely confused as to why I'm being accused of exhibiting anything other than normal cleanliness habits.

Not the PP, but I imagine people get very defensive when a complete stranger calls them disgusting or says they, their homes, clothes, children are covered in shit. Just a thought.

Ok. I take it back. I'm sorry for calling them disgusting. However, it is scientifically true that they, their homes, their clothes, are covered in fecal matter if they aren't taking reasonable measures to sanitize their washing machines after washing dirty diapers. If they don't mind this, that is their business. They shouldn't be defensive over the facts.

OH MY GOD. LET IT GO.

[Anonymous]

I'm potty training my son. He has the peeing part down nicely but hasn't figured out #2 very well. Yesterday he pooped in his underwear. It wasn't like a log, it was like peanut butter smeared on to the underwear. I tried rinsing it off and even started scraping it with a towel and then I thought to myself "What the hell am I doing?" I didn't want to put that in my washing machine with other laundry. I just threw the underpants away.

[Anonymous]

Ok. I take it back. I'm sorry for calling them disgusting. However, it is scientifically true that they, their homes, their clothes, are covered in fecal matter if they aren't taking reasonable measures to sanitize their washing machines after washing dirty diapers. If they don't mind this, that is their business. They shouldn't be defensive over the facts.

OH MY GOD. LET IT GO.

Done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm potty training my son. He has the peeing part down nicely but hasn't figured out #2 very well. Yesterday he pooped in his underwear. It wasn't like a log, it was like peanut butter smeared on to the underwear. I tried rinsing it off and even started scraping it with a towel and then I thought to myself "What the hell am I doing?" I didn't want to put that in my washing machine with other laundry. I just threw the underpants away.

Not the same as cloth diapering. But I'd probably throw the poopy undies away too.

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You might be better off just tossing the outfit.

I have on a few occasions, especially because some of the time the stain from the poop never comes out.

I normally grab a pair of scissors and cut the entire outfit off and throw it int he trash. I only salvage if the outfit is something special.

I cannot wrap my head around poop fill diapers in my washing machine. If we went cloth I'd have to use a service and then wonder if they are really sterilizing the diapers. All around gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You might be better off just tossing the outfit.

I have on a few occasions, especially because some of the time the stain from the poop never comes out.

I normally grab a pair of scissors and cut the entire outfit off and throw it int he trash. I only salvage if the outfit is something special.

I cannot wrap my head around poop fill diapers in my washing machine. If we went cloth I'd have to use a service and then wonder if they are really sterilizing the diapers. All around gross.

You don't have to. Nobody has poop-filled diapers in their washing machine.