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link: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2010/2010_68-eng.php  
 
2010-68  
May 5, 2010  
For immediate release  
 
OTTAWA - Health Canada has recently received two complaints of rashes that may have resulted from the use of Pampers Dry Max Diapers. Health Canada officials immediately contacted Procter and Gamble to follow up, and the investigation is now ongoing. Health Canada is also aware of the ongoing investigation in the United States, and is working cooperatively with US officials. Health Canada will post additional information as soon as it is available.  
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link: http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babiespregnancy/article/805480-health-canada-investigates-complaints-of-severe-rashes-from-new-pampers  
 
Health Canada investigates complaints of severe rashes from new Pampers  
 
WASHINGTON—Canadian and U.S. safety officials are looking into a handful of reports of severe rashes caused by new types of Pampers diapers.  
 
Health Canada and Consumer Product Safety Commission in the U.S. started an investigation this week following complaints of babies and toddlers suffering severe and persistent diaper rashes and blisters that resemble chemical burns.  
 
In March, Proctor & Gamble launched new versions of its Swaddlers and Cruisers diapers in North America. The thinner diapers use the company’s Dry Max technology to replace the paper pulp previously used. Parents’ groups blame the change for skin problems.  
 
The company denies that Dry Max causes chemical burns.  
 
A Facebook page asking the company to bring back the older versions of its diapers has more than 4,000 members.  
 
Pampers claims the 20 per cent smaller nappy — that's in thickness not, um, surface area — "helps you reduce your impact on the environment."  
 
Pampers public relations manager Katy Klosowski says the new version has 10 per cent lower "material weight."  
 
As for whether the lower-weight diaper will still get the job done, Klosowski explains that more than 1,000 test bums were used to ensure the materials were put in the most strategic of places.  
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Edited by mrsj, 2010-05-06 20:51:41