SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhen a person crosses the border into California, everything becomes instantly carcinogenic.message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down135
arrow-up1-29arrow-down1message-squareWhen a person crosses the border into California, everything becomes instantly carcinogenic.SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareKlaqua@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoIs it a problem of California warning too much, or the rest of the US too little?
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThere’s legal liability if you do have harmful chemicals and don’t post the sign. But it’s perfectly safe to post the sign even if you don’t have harmful chemicals. So, the signs go up everywhere, and nobody is better informed about the actual locations of harmful chemicals.
Is it a problem of California warning too much, or the rest of the US too little?
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There’s legal liability if you do have harmful chemicals and don’t post the sign.
But it’s perfectly safe to post the sign even if you don’t have harmful chemicals.
So, the signs go up everywhere, and nobody is better informed about the actual locations of harmful chemicals.