How safe are dishwasher tablets ???
I have had a dishwasher for more than 30 years. Different makes and different models, and have never had a problem until a few weeks ago. Since Fairy produced their dishwasher products, I have always used them but a few weeks ago I saw that Finish Powerball tablets were on offer so thought I would give them a try.
Having inherited 5 cats I have a lot of cat dishes to wash, so I put them in my dishwasher. The cat bowls are ether porcelain pudding bowls or I have quite a few unbreakable children's dishes that seem to be a good size for cat dinners.
Three weeks ago, 3 of my cats started vomiting, sometimes 2-3 times a day. I was confused because the vet could find no problems, until I realized the they had started to vomit around the time I started to use the Finish dishwasher tablets... so I immediately want back to my Fairy ones. None of the cats have been sick since I started to use the Fairy ones
I have no proof but I believe that the Finish tablets may have left a residue on the children's style dishes, and I will now never use them again. The reason I am posting this is because some of you may use these kind of dishes for your grandchildren. If you do, please be aware of the possible problems they may have caused for my cats. Small children are often sick and I would hate to think of a child being made ill by dishwasher tablets.