Almost, but not quite

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Donna Lethal

Categories: Found Humor, headline of the day

Well, headline of the day is already taken, but this one is too good to pass up:

Gripe water recalled because of possible contamination

With what … good humor?

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Comments:

I had never heard of the term “gripe water” until you posted it - then the NEXT DAY, the New Yorker mag had an article on colicky cry babies and mentioned its usage. haha

The first officially known Gripe Water was reportedly formulated in England in 1851. It became popular among English nannies to use the product liberally.

The original Woodward’s Gripe Water contained 3.6% alcohol, dill oil, sodium bicarbonate, sugar and water. A typical single dose is 2.5 to 10 ml, depending on the age of the baby, and it is repeated several times daily.

In 1993, the Food and Drug Administration ordered an automatic detention of all shipments of gripe water into the U.S. on the basis of it being an unapproved drug. It has been marketed online as a supplement. The product, from the United Kingdom, India and other countries, can be found in many ethnic grocery stores throughout US.

Comment by mizarkey — September 25, 2007 @ 11:09 am