Today’s health tip o’ the day comes out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Via FOX News:
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An 81-year-old Milwaukee man has sued the makers of Brut cologne after it ignited and burned parts of his hands, chest and neck.
He is seeking unspecified damages from Helen of Troy Ltd., an El Paso, Texas company that owns and markets Brut, and Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, of New Jersey, a division of Conopco Inc., which had previously owned the product.
According to court filings, Lewitzke was burned while camping with family members on Memorial Day in 2004 in Wisconsin Dells, a popular resort area outside of Madison.
He washed and shaved in a bathhouse on the camp grounds and applied Brut lotion to his face, neck and chest with his hands. He also used the aerosol deodorant. He then went to a fire pit to cook breakfast.
His face, neck and chest ignited while he was starting the cooking fire, his lawsuit says.
This is why every product in America has nine hundred manufacturer’s disclaimer labels on it – to cover every possible contingency and situation in which their product may be used.
The kicker?
He also is suing Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, which is where he bought two Brut products, a lotion and deodorant spray.
God bless America. I hear he’s also suing the cashier who sold it to him; the stockboy who put the product on the shelf; his barber for recommending the product to him; the ex-wife that bought him his first bottle back in ’68; and that stupid bouncing yellow smiley face that Wally World seems too enamored with to get rid of as their mascot.
