Following a horrific incident earlier this week where a young child from Kiryas Yoel was severely burned by the St Moritz spray, at least one Lakewood grocery has already removed the spray from their shelves. The store hung up a sign on the shelf where the sprays once lay, saying they removed the spray at the request of Hatzolah and for the safety of their customers.
Lakewood Hatzolah says they hope other groceries will follow and remove the dangerous spray.
With Pesach cleaning in high gear, Hatzolah is reminding people to use extra caution while using the extremely hazardous cleaning chemical, St. Moritz and other cleaning chemicals. The chemical says Hatzolah, has been the cause of many serious burns to children and adults during the Pesach season.
Hatzolah members say that children who got their hands on the chemical, were rushed to the Hospital in severe pain and with long-lasting burns after the chemical got on their skin or eyes.
Other alternatives to the spray are available.
(Source: TLS)
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6 Responses
These products are much stronger than typical cleaning products and they are unsafe for use by anyone – child or adult. You would have to wear a hazmat suit to make sure you don’t accidentally get a drop on your skin.
The manufacturers of this product should be pressured to stop producing this very dangerous product. Every year before Pesach we hear horror stories of children getting their hands on it and ending up in the hospital.
Whichever parent buys this product is just IRRESPONSIBLE!!!
Does this mean they’ve stopped selling bleach, too? Why punish all consumers because of some irresponsible ones? I use both bleach and St. Moritz in my home, and I keep them in places where my children cannot access them.
The safest cleaning agent, in my humble opinion is a lot of elbow grease with a little dishwashing detergent. It’s patently unfair and unjust to place the blame only on the product. Ammonia or bleach can be fatal too if they are in the wrong hands. St Moritz has a new milder re-formulation and it’s possible that the old product was used in the case of the KJ child. May he have a Refuah shleimah Bimheirah. Unfortunately, children are also injured during Hagolas Keilim prior to Pesach and Bedikas Chometz poses its own risks. (Not to mention Urns and hot plates…)Parental supervision is always critical and at stressful times like Erev Shabbos and Yom Tov you cannot be too vigilant.
I’m not saying that it’s wrong, but it’s typical Lakewood behavior.
Of course the parents have to be responsible, but why take a chance? My daughter just bent down to pick something up from the floor and before she knew it her 1 1/2 year old son sprayed his face with it. BH it was a very minor burn, but it was traumatic for everyone.