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Odd health warning on my Garmin 101
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1st Oct 08, 10:38 PM
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Real Name: Steve
Age: 24
Gender: Male
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Location: Newcastle, UK
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Odd health warning on my Garmin 101
My Garmin 101 arrived in the post today, and I just noticed that on the back of it, there's a sticker with its patents listed on it, but also a rather odd health warning too:
"WARNING: This product, its packaging and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm. This notice is being provided in accordance with California's Proposition 65."
Any idea what this could be about?
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1st Oct 08, 11:31 PM
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Real Name: Trinity
Age: 45
Gender: Female
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Location: south west
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Never heard of that before...
ahhh the Americans... they do worry so, bless em  |
2nd Oct 08, 06:53 AM
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Real Name: Giles
Age: 36
Gender: Male
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Location: Paignton
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They don't worry so much as have to cover themselves against being sued.
Winnebago have a statement in the manual warning you not to leave it unattended when the cruise control is on. This is after a bloke set the cruise and went to make a cup of tea. After the ensuing crash he sued successfully claiming they did not tell him he could not do that 
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2nd Oct 08, 08:18 AM
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Age: 25
Gender: Male
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Location: Warwickshire
1382 miles in 2008
15.08 miles this week
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LMAO! Is there anything you can't sue for over there? Madness - yet I can't help but think it's the way we're going here too  |
2nd Oct 08, 09:00 AM
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Real Name: take a wild guess.......
Age: 27
Gender: Male
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Location: Somewhere in Scotland.
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10.85 miles this week
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Ive recently had a letter from the company I get my instructors insurance from telling me I should up my insurance to £10m cover rather than £3m, the reason, someone in the USA has successfully claimed against an outdoor sports instructor £9.5m! The instructor was only covered for £5m so he was a bit screwed.
Just shows you though, even the UK insurers are starting to cover themselves because we are now going for the "Sue first, ask questions later" attitude.
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2nd Oct 08, 12:03 PM
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Real Name: Erm, Rob
Age: 38
Gender: Male
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Location: Manchester
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Quote:
Originally Posted by essell
My Garmin 101 arrived in the post today, and I just noticed that on the back of it, there's a sticker with its patents listed on it, but also a rather odd health warning too:
"WARNING: This product, its packaging and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm. This notice is being provided in accordance with California's Proposition 65."
Any idea what this could be about?
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Ah, another 101 owner - we should start a 101 club thread 
I suspect the 101 probably has a little internal battery which keeps the data stored when you change the bigger batteries, and that battery probably contains cadmium. Although pretty much every electronic device going must contain one of these chemicals! |
2nd Oct 08, 12:04 PM
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Age: 34
Gender: Male
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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You'll probably be fine unless you decide to eat your Garmin or something ridiculous like that  |
2nd Oct 08, 01:00 PM
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Real Name: take a wild guess.......
Age: 27
Gender: Male
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Location: Somewhere in Scotland.
483 miles in 2008
10.85 miles this week
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MMMMmmm deep fried garmin.........
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2nd Oct 08, 01:03 PM
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Real Name: Erm, Rob
Age: 38
Gender: Male
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Location: Manchester
287 miles in 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Owain
MMMMmmm deep fried garmin.........
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The 101 does look a bit like a Mars Bar strapped to one's arm  |
2nd Oct 08, 01:12 PM
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Gender: Male
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the warning comes with other garmin products too.
Garmin: Proposition 65 for those that are extremely bored or have time to kill.
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2nd Oct 08, 01:35 PM
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Age: 25
Gender: Male
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Location: Warwickshire
1382 miles in 2008
15.08 miles this week
22.84 miles this year
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okay... so if you wear your Garmin for 70years straight, there's a 1 in 100,000 chance of you developing cancer... yet in california that's still classed as a risk |
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