Rep. Murphy seeks ban on baby-food products with BPA.
A House committee has voted down a proposal by a local lawmaker to ban the sale of baby-food products containing the chemical Bisphenol A.
Dangerous beauty: 5 scariest beauty products.
Mercury in skin creams? That was the headline-grabber last week, when an FDA investigation found imported skin creams may contain toxic levels of mercury and other heavy metals. The risk is serious; people are actually getting sick from mercury contami...
Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics—Congress to Investigate
EcoWatch March 22, 2012 In the wake of recent scandals involving mercury in face cream, formaldehyde in hair products and lead in lipstick, the House... Read More
What your shampoo bottle isn’t telling you.
A new study finds that the state of product labeling in the US is pretty poor. How poor? The study's researchers – who analyzed samples from 213 different consumer products – detected some 55 toxic chemicals. Many of these, they report, weren't lis...
Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics: Congress to Investigate
Mercury, Lead, Formaldehyde Found in Many Body-Care Products Congressional Hearing March 27 with Energy & Commerce Committee For Immediate Release: March 22, 2011 Contact: Stacy... Read More
Groups Call on NY’s Top Environmental Cop to Enforce 40-Year-Old Disclosure Law for Cleaning Products.
readMedia March 19, 2012 Just in Time for Spring Cleaning, One-Stop Shopping for Cleaner Ingredients Would Benefit New Yorkers Twenty one groups delivered a letter... Read More
Hair Salons Still Putting Workers’ Health At Risk with Brazilian Blowout.
The Investigative Fund March 19, 2012 Virginia Sole-Smith On March 5, the New York Times reported that Brazilian Blowout, makers of a popular hair straightening... Read More
Eat Healthy to Defend Against Toxics
New research shows that good nutrition can improve your body’s ability to defend against the effects of toxic chemicals.
Toxics Linked to Hormone Disruption and Asthma Found In Consumer Products, says National Work Group for Safe Markets
PR Newswire March 8, 2012 Toxic chemicals linked to rising rates of endocrine disruption related disease were found in consumer products and reported in a... Read More
Study Finds 55 Hidden Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products
Top Secret Writers March 8, 2012 Ryan Dube According to a report published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a study conducted by Silent Spring Institute found... Read More