Congressional leaders to FDA: protect public from toxic hair treatments
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Women’s Voices for the Earth May 10, 2011 WASHINGTON—A group of 10 members of Congress sent a letter to the Food... Read More
Hair Treatment Alert
Today’s TMJ Channel 4 Courtny Gerrish May 4, 2011 MILWAUKEE – They say beauty is pain, but a new hair smoothing treatment could be taking... Read More
Congressional briefing: toxic beauty – salon workers’ exposure to dangerous chemicals.
WVE and our partners in the National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance and Campaign for Safe Cosmetics In cooperation with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus... Read More
Pediatricians seek better regulation of toxic chemicals.
The U.S. needs to do a better job protecting children and pregnant women from toxic chemicals, says the American Academy of Pediatrics, the latest of a growing number of medical organizations to call for changes in the way that the government regulates...
More evidence linking pesticides and malformations.
Concern about toxic chemicals in the environment has erupted into the mainstream media again, with new reports tying pesticides to disruption of male hormones, birth defects and cancer.
Plastic bottles raise hormonal activity of bottled spring water.
Plastic bottles can further contaminate natural spring water with estrogen active compounds, report researchers who tested and compared water from the same sources but was bottled in either glass or plastic.
Ditch the Toxic Air Freshener
Air fresheners can contain toxic chemicals like galaxolide & tonalide - open a window instead.
Tween Brands to limit toxic cadmium in its jewelry.
In the first settlement of its kind, national jewelry seller Tween Brands Inc. has agreed to effectively eliminate the toxic metal cadmium from the bracelets, necklaces and other items it sells.
Missoula moms test toys for heavy metals
KPAX Breanna Roy March 17, 2011 MISSOULA – The national organization Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) says toxic chemicals are much-too-prevalent in children’s toys.... Read More
Cosmetics industry warns against cancer-causing formaldehyde in hair straighteners
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2011 Contact: Jamie Silberberger, jamies@womensvoices.org, 406-543-3747 Sian Wu, sian@resource-media.org, 206-374-7795 x102 SACRAMENTO—For the first time, the cosmetics industry’s safety review... Read More