The owner gaslights me for complaining about using Fabulosa, a chemical cleaner, while customers were eating.
Well, let's take a look at what's the main component of Fabulosa:
What are the ingredients in the Fabuloso cleaner?
Consulting the MSDS (colgatecommercial.com) we see that Fabuloso cleaner consists of:
Water (more than 90%)
Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (0.1-1.0%)
Sodium sulfate (~0.1%)
The active ingredient of Fabuloso is sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate:
From Haz-Map|Home|Hazardous Agents
Sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate
Agent Name: Sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate
CAS Number: 68411-30-3
Major Category: Other Uses
Synonyms: Benzenesulfonic acid, C10-13-alkyl derivs, sodium salts; LAS, sodium salt; LAS-Na; Linear alkylbenzenesulfonate, sodium salt; Straight-chain alkyl benzene sulfonate; Benzenesulfonic acid, linear alkyl-, sodium salt;
Category: Emulsifiers/Surfactants
Description: Solid; Typically available as 50% concentrate; [ICSC] Pale yellow liquid or solid; [CAMEO] Aqueous solution: Clear colorless liquid;
Sources/Uses: Used as surfactant in industrial and household detergents and cleaners; [HSBD] Used in the chemicals, polymers, photographic, and textile processing industries; Also used in photochemicals and construction materials; [IUCLID]
Comments
A skin and respiratory tract irritant; Corrosive to eyes; [ICSC] A skin irritant; Corrosive to eyes; [eChemPortal: ERMA] Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS): compounds with a sulfonated aromatic ring and a linear alkyl chain usually containing 10 to 14 carbon atoms; Commercial product is mixture of more than twenty of these homologues and isomers; Causes moderate skin and eye irritation (increases with concentration); Moderately toxic by inhalation; Effects in high-dose animal studies include increase in relative liver weight and effect on kidney tubular epithelium; [eChemPortal: SIDSUNEP]
If you don't wanna read the above, here's the Cliff Notes:
A skin and respiratory tract irritant
Corrosive to eyes
Causes moderate skin and eye irritation (increases with concentration)
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Effects in high-dose animal studies include increase in relative liver weight and effect on kidney tubular epithelium (if you don't speak medical, it causes the liver to grow and negatively impacts the kidneys)
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Moderately toxic by inhalation
Moderately toxic by inhalation
We've already endured one pandemic of respiratory viruses that potentially have affected people's lungs. Did you ask any of your customers who were eating if they had a respiratory condition that might be worsened by inhaling MODERATELY TOXIC chemicals? I don't recall that anyone in your establishment asked if there were any conditions that would prevent the use of MODERATELY TOXIC chemicals while we ate.
You blowing off my complaint that I had to breathe this MODERATELY TOXIC chemical as I was eating is beyond reprehensible.
Then you blame ME for complaining about the toxic fumes.
So it's OK to make me sicker because I might have a respiratory condition that is perhaps triggered by inhaling this MODERATELY TOXIC chemical you used while customers were eating?
Even more concerning, are you still using this MODERATELY TOXIC chemical while customers are eating? Is that really a good idea? Isn't that why restaurants CLOSE so that they can thoroughly CLEAN the place with MODERATELY TOXIC chemicals so that customers don't have to breathe them into their lungs?
In your establishment, it seems the customer isn't always right, but no worries, we don't care if you get sick from breathing our Fabulosa - everybody just LOVES the smell!
Perhaps this should be a public health department issue...
or
Perhaps you should have just apologized for a poor meal and an even poorer (and more hazardous) experience.
Another 1 star that could have been converted to a better rating had you just admitted that your use of toxic chemicals during business hours was inappropriate. Still never returning because of the attitude conveyed. read more