The Truth About Your Tampons
Time Markham Heid July 27, 2016 “Expert calls for more information also extend to manufacturer labels for tampons. Unlike cosmetics or other personal care products,... Read More
Canada Audit Identifies Cosmetics Safety Gaps
Chemical Watch Sylvia Palmer June 8, 2016 “Alexandra Scranton, director of science and research at NGO Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), told Chemical Watch that “it... Read More
What’s in a Label? Not Enough
The Hill John Replogle, Jeanne Rizzo, Erin Switalski May 17, 2016 “The majority of consumers are blissfully unaware of just what is in their household... Read More
Manufacturers Report Toxic Chemicals In Wide Range of Household Products
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Michele Setteducato May 5, 2016 “In the absence of any federal laws requiring ingredient disclosure for cleaning products and fragrance ingredients,... Read More
The 10 Most Toxic Items on Drugstore Shelves
Women’s Day Diane MacEachern April 13, 2016 “A disturbing array of toxic chemicals have been found in conventional tampons, menstrual pads, wipes, douches, and other feminine... Read More
Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer
The Guardian Leah Messigner March 21, 2016 “Alexandra Scranton, director of science and research at Women’s Voices for the Earth, a Montana-based advocacy group that... Read More
Fragrance ingredient disclosure and the Personal Care Products Safety Act
The Hill Alexandra Scranton March 16, 2016 “The Personal Care Products Safety Act (S. 1014) is a bill that aims to improve the safety of... Read More
P&G’s revelation about ingredients could be a ‘global game-changer’
Cincinnati Business Courier Barrett J. Brunsman Feb. 29, 2016 “I reported in October that P&G executives won praise for increasing transparency regarding ingredients in feminine... Read More
Healthcare Giant Ordered to Pay $72 Million Over Links to Ovarian Cancer
Common Dreams Andrea Germanos Feb. 24, 2016 “Johnson & Johnson must pay $72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from... Read More
One sniff is all it takes
Salon Brian Joseph Feb. 3, 2016 Scented household products may be hazardous to our health …”‘There’s a real kind of state of ignorance on the... Read More