Danish supermarket chain drops
fabric softener, chlorine and Microban
The Danish MCS organization MCS Foreningen honored the Irma supermarket
chain with a bouquet to thank them for stopping the sale of fabric softener. The
Irma stores had already taken products containing chlorine and Microban
(triclosan) off their shelves.
Keywords: fabric softener, chlorine, Microban, triclosan, pesticide, Denmark,
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Villy S¿rensen from MCS Foreningen handed the bouquet to Signe Frese in front
of the Irma flagship store in the center of Copenhagen. Frese is the chain’s
director of environmental compliance and said on the occasion that they had
chosen to remove the products because they are unnecessary and damaging to the
environment. She was glad that this can help people with MCS and hoped that
removing the products will change the habits of some consumers. She added that
their customers generally support these environmental initiatives.
Villy S¿rensen stated that he hoped other grocery chains will follow suit.
It can be added to this story that pesticides are closely controlled in Denmark, and
they are not used against bugs by any of the supermarkets. American
supermarkets have a lot to learn!
Sources
MCSinfo (a publication of the Danish MCS support group), November 2014, and
personal correspondence with the editor.
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