June 2004

To North American Veterinary Medical Association Chapter Contacts,

As a veterinarian, you may have recently heard about false and misleading
information posted on and spread via the Internet, regarding the safety of
Swiffer Wet Jet or Swiffer Wet for use around pets.  The rumors circulating in
the pet community and in internet chat rooms allege that Swiffer may be harmful
to pets by having "antifreeze" as an ingredient.   These "stories" simply are
not true, and have unnecessarily alarmed pet owners.  Swiffer is safe to use
around pets.

Our Procter & Gamble Consumer Relations department has been receiving numerous
calls from pet owners and from veterinary offices about the rumor so we want to
be sure that you, as chapter contacts, have the facts.   The attached shares
details and a rebuttal of the rumor by the ASPCA.   I hope this provides you and
your chapter members with sufficient information to feel confident regarding the
safety of Swiffer Wet and Wet Jet.



Daniel S. Marsman, DVM, PhD
Procter & Gamble
Corporate Veterinarian for Product Safety
Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs

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