Environmental Working Group (EWG): Almost Half Of All 'Natural' Personal Care Products Contain Known Carcinogen
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2008
1:26 PM
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CONTACT: Environmental Working Group (EWG)
Jovana Ruzicic, (202) 939 9144
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Almost Half Of All 'Natural' Personal Care
Products Contain Known Carcinogen
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WASHINGTON, DC - March 14 - A new report by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA)
released today found a toxic chemical linked to cancer in over 40 percent
products that call themselves "natural". Last year, Environmental Working
Group (EWG) found the carcinogen known as 1,4-dioxane in 28 percent of all
personal care products after and exhaustive study of the ingredients in over
27,000 products.
"A chemical known to cause cancer in animals and possibly humans should not
be in shampoos, soap and other personal care products we used on our
children," said Richard Wiles, Executive Director of EWG. " This ingredient
is easy to remove, but companies often don't take it out, leaving their
customers at risk. Without federal standards in place to regulate this, or
any other chemical in personal care products, consumers are left with little
choices and even less knowledge about the problem."
EWGıs investigation found that 1,4-Dioxane is a potential contaminant in:
55% of baby bubble baths
57% of baby shampoos
55% of baby soaps
43% of body firming lotion
37% of anti-aging lotions
35% of around-eye creams
EWG is a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC that uses
the power of information to protect human health and the environment. The
groupıs research on personal care products is available online at
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
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