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White King Bleach is a multi-purpose cleaner (Pental 2018, para. 2). The product manufacturer of bleach is Pental Products Pty Ltd located in Shepparton, Victoria (Pental Products Pty Ltd 2016). The chemicals contained in this product are sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide and coco dimethyl amine oxide (Pental Products Pty Ltd 2016). Bleach has positive and hazardous effects on human health, in the context of household use as detailed in journal 1. In addition, the substance also has catastrophic consequences to larger environments; such as the biological, chemical, social and economic environments.
Interpretation and evaluation
Biological environment
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2). However, these representations were false. Pental participated in ‘misleading and deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations, in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law’ (ACCC 2016, para. 9). The Federal Court demanded Pental pay a $700,000 fine and $110,000 for ACCC’s court fees (Ziaziaris 2018, para. …show more content…
By misleading everyone, they have not been ethical. In 2015 they were given the ‘Shonky Award’ for their Flushable Cleansing Cloths for Kids (Kontominas 2018, para. 6). This award is for products that negatively affect numerous people. Their behaviour was unfair to the general public and went against rules outlined by the ACCC. Pental made no attempt to benefit the community or tell the truth until they were fined. Their deception caused harm to consumers who thought their products were flushable. Therefore disrupting the social environment.
Furthermore ‘Flushable’ wipes caused major blockages in household and sewerage systems (ACCC 2018, para. 6). In Australia, approximately $15 million is spent annually disposing of wet wipes from pumping stations and sewerage plants (Sustainability Victoria 2017, para. 7). Anyone who owns a toilet is at risk of spending thousands of dollars on plumbing bills. Pental has caused major financial hardship for Australia, by their dishonesty. They deceived the public by advertising that their wet wipes were flushable and devastated many in numerous ways. Pental Products negatively impacted the economic environment.
The information above is all credible as it comes from respected newspapers, recent journal articles, and government publications.
White King Bleach is a multi-purpose cleaner (Pental 2018, para. 2). The product manufacturer of bleach is Pental Products Pty Ltd located in Shepparton, Victoria (Pental Products Pty Ltd 2016). The chemicals contained in this product are sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide and coco dimethyl amine oxide (Pental Products Pty Ltd 2016). Bleach has positive and hazardous effects on human health, in the context of household use as detailed in journal 1. In addition, the substance also has catastrophic consequences to larger environments; such as the biological, chemical, social and economic environments.
Interpretation and evaluation
Biological environment
More than 100 million kilograms of chemicals are dumped every year into aquatic …show more content…
2). However, these representations were false. Pental participated in ‘misleading and deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations, in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law’ (ACCC 2016, para. 9). The Federal Court demanded Pental pay a $700,000 fine and $110,000 for ACCC’s court fees (Ziaziaris 2018, para. …show more content…
By misleading everyone, they have not been ethical. In 2015 they were given the ‘Shonky Award’ for their Flushable Cleansing Cloths for Kids (Kontominas 2018, para. 6). This award is for products that negatively affect numerous people. Their behaviour was unfair to the general public and went against rules outlined by the ACCC. Pental made no attempt to benefit the community or tell the truth until they were fined. Their deception caused harm to consumers who thought their products were flushable. Therefore disrupting the social environment.
Furthermore ‘Flushable’ wipes caused major blockages in household and sewerage systems (ACCC 2018, para. 6). In Australia, approximately $15 million is spent annually disposing of wet wipes from pumping stations and sewerage plants (Sustainability Victoria 2017, para. 7). Anyone who owns a toilet is at risk of spending thousands of dollars on plumbing bills. Pental has caused major financial hardship for Australia, by their dishonesty. They deceived the public by advertising that their wet wipes were flushable and devastated many in numerous ways. Pental Products negatively impacted the economic environment.
The information above is all credible as it comes from respected newspapers, recent journal articles, and government publications.