Thread: Dangerous seam ripper ?

When I visited California, I noticed that label on practically everything. It is overused to the point of making the warning rather meaningless, IMHO. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.

Originally Posted by feffertim

I broke my seam ripper last week and saw an ad on Facebook for a brass seam ripper. I already had a matching stiletto that I love and have used all the time so I ordered one from Nifty Notions. It came yesterday and on the outside of the package was a sticker that said 'this product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm' Now I don't know what to do, is it really possible that a brass seam ripper can be that dangerous and what about my stiletto. Any advice ?

I've had my Brass seam ripper & Stiletto for about 30 years. I love it over any other ripper. The seam ripper is just as sharp as the day I got it. I use it a lot too.

I tried to do a search for "Nifty Notions", but found no site. I found sites that sell these, but one said it was discontinued. I hope they aren't out of business.