Green Gal Next Door Lori Petitions P&G: Remove Bad Chem for Babies
Green Talk blog March 26, 2012 Anna Hackman When you think of Tide’s Free and Gentle® laundry detergent, don’t you immediately think it is safe... Read More
Opinion: ‘There are no safe doses for endocrine disruptors.’
As a scientist, I am often asked what “proof” links hormone-altering chemicals to diseases and birth defects. One mother questions whether exposures during her pregnancy caused her child’s autism. Another asks whether chemicals in the foods she a...
Industry Influence Dominates Historic Hearing on Toxic Cosmetics
Regulatory Fight Could Turn Ugly as Congress Seeks to Overhaul Cosmetics Regulations For Immediate Release: March 28, 2012 Contact: Stacy Malkan, stacy@safecosmetics.org, 202-321-6963; Stephenie Hendricks,... Read More
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