FDA tells Brazilian Blowout to stop misleading customers with ‘formaldehyde free’ labeling
The Oregonian Katy Muldoon September 7,2011 First, a Portland hairdresser complained. Then, the state investigated. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has directed the... Read More
FDA warning tries to untangle Brazilian Blowout claims
msnbc.com JoNel Aleccia September 7, 2011 Food and Drug Administration officials issued a warning letter to the makers of a popular hair straightening product, Brazilian... Read More
Brazilian Blowout Must Stop Misleading Consumers, FDA Warns
My Health News Daily September 7, 2011 The notorious hair straightening products company, Brazilian Blowout, has received its first official warning from the Food and... Read More
Moms’ plasticizer exposure troubling for baby boys.
Increasing exposure to phthalates in pregnant women was associated with poorer development in their baby boys, finds a study that examined mental and motor skills in 6-month-old infants.
Women taking charge to save the environment.
There is growing evidence that women in several countries around the world are taking central roles in the grass-roots environmental movement. And there is increasing belief that development policies that do not involve women and men alike will not, in...
High levels of toxic PBDE found in pregnant California women.
A study released Wednesday found the highest levels ever reported among pregnant women worldwide of toxic polybrominated diphenyl ethers, flame retardant chemicals largely banned in California in 2004.
Safe Planet campaign uses the arts to explain chemical threat.
Telling someone they’ve been poisoned in ways that could reshape their DNA and be carried on to their descendants – possibly causing cancer, neurological illness, mental deficiency, birth defects, brain damage and death – isn’t easy. But that
Scrutinizing sunscreens.
Lotions containing inorganic nanoparticles are drawing the attention of toxicologists and the ire of some consumer groups.
It’s glymes time: EPA takes on obscure chemicals in consumer products.
Hardly anyone has heard of them, but millions of pounds of glymes are used every year to make household products. Now time is running out for glymes – at least when it comes to new uses in consumer products. The US EPA announced that it plans to clam...
Keep kids chemical-free
Helena Independent Record Patricia Gude (WVE member) August 23, 2011 I’m writing to thank Gayla Benefield for her amazingly powerful Op-Ed in Wednesday’s paper, “Libby’s... Read More