2006-06-14 07:40:02 · 14 answers · asked by robmad 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
because we have microorganisms that live on and in our body that keep us healthy. It is called natural flora and if the sanitizer killed it, then our bodies would be an open door to infection and other microorganisms!
2006-06-14 07:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by nocitygirl21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cause if you get sick after using it, they don't want you to sue because they said 100%. 99.9 gives them room for error. plus all germs probably aren't known, so maybe it doesn't kill the ones they don't know about.
2006-06-14 14:44:14 · answer #2 · answered by parepare 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some germs aquired a genetic immunity through genetic diversity. Also the germs that don;t die reprduce and all of those germs will also not be affected. and thats the truth.!!!!!!!
2006-06-14 14:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by Ray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is always going to be ONE microbe that might possibly get away, and if the company said it killed 100%, you just know some chucklehead would file a class action lawsuit.
2006-06-14 14:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Swarms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they legally cannot claim more than that because there's no way to be sure you get rid of every single germ, and this gives them some wiggle room.
2006-06-14 14:43:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because most likely that .1% are resistant to the ethanol in the hand sanitizer???
2006-06-14 14:43:37 · answer #6 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOTHING KILLS 100% OF GERMS BECAUSE WE ARE THE OTHER .1% GERM.
2006-06-14 14:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want to cover the butt, 100% would be lawsuit after lawsuit
2006-06-14 14:44:32 · answer #8 · answered by sammie_jo_48 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause we still need the 0.01% of germs to stay healthy
2006-06-14 14:44:25 · answer #9 · answered by tamah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's always that one bacteria where these hand Sanitizer wouldn't kill. (I heard)
2006-06-14 14:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by CH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋