Bryan
Premium Member
Well, as of today, Jig-a-Loo has officially been banned!
Yay~...-_- ---" ->- -,-
Well, this is it. Jig-A-Loo will be banned in California effective of December 31, 2010 due to the perchloroethylene and methylene chloride in it.
From Wikipedia's page on Jig-A-Loo:
For environmental and health safety reasons, the State of California will ban the use of perchloroethylene and methylene chloride in multi-purpose lubricants such as Jig-A-Loo effective Dec 31, 2010 and the sale of remaining inventory will be banned effective Dec 31, 2013.
From the April 2005 handbook:
The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) is developing Industry-wide Risk Assessment Guidelines for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners which, when published, will provide detailed information on public health risk from exposure to emissions from this source.
And here's a link to the current table of banned consumer products containing perchloroethylene, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/regact/perch/cptac09.pdf
Just a notice.
no... In a year it will.
Clarified....besides, this is banning the sale of it. Use of it is still legal indefinitely.