To: StockDung who wrote (4880 ) 11/9/2003 9:37:14 AM From: DanZ Read Replies (7) | Respond to Let's get something straight, Floyd. I would never recommend that anyone use a product that is unsafe when used as directed. This is especially true of a three year old child who does not have the ability to understand the risks, and trusts an adult to keep him safe. The issues are not as black and white as you suggest. You apparently have concluded that Zicam Cold Remedy isn't safe just because of a few complaints found on the Internet. Anecdotal complaints that a product is unsafe are no more convincing, scientific or otherwise, than anecdotal suggestions that a product works. Why do you totally discount the latter but jump all over the former to defend a negative position on this company?generally recognized as safe by the FDA. That is a fact. The company has more insight into the number of consumer complaints versus number of users than you do. If two million people have used Zicam Cold Remedy and 25 complain, should the product be considered unsafe? Of those 25 complaints, can a direct cause and effect between Zicam and their aledged injury be established? Every company should ensure that their products are safe when used as directed. Every company should guard against injury by warning users how to use their products safely and warn of potential side effects. That said, to conclude that Zicam isn't safe, or caused anyone harm just because of a handful of anecdotal complaints is just as naive as concluding that it works because your cold went away when you used it. You are a hypocrite for condeming the latter while promoting the former.
