Can Pine Sol be Toxic if Used on Dishes?
My mother-in-laws maid uses pinesol full strength on cabinets, floors, etc. The other day I caught her cleaning out coffee pots and washing dishes with the same dish rag she was wiping countertops.
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Recently, an office-mate used a large amount of a pine sol/water mixture in a spray bottle in our office in the small kitchen area. I had a severe asthmatic attack after that (burning eyes, throat, coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing), and everytime I spend even 30 minutes in the office, I get a similar though milder reaction - even after three weeks! I have asked the company to clean up the area, but they don't see how a common household disinfectant like pine sol could be causing this and don't know what they should do. They said there is nothing toxic in pine sol and no one else is being affected. (I suspect they think I'm making it up.)