Posted on April 19, 2008 by muriella
Ban on Plastic Infant Bottles: Plastic Bottles join Lead as being harmful to children
The Canadian government moved to ban polycarbonate infant bottles as it officially declared one of their chemical ingredients toxic, first action of its kind taken by any government against bisphenol-a, or B.P.A., a chemical that mimics a human hormone and that has [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2007 by muriella
Lead in lipsticks
Lead was found in these high-end brands – L’Oreal, Cover Girl and Christian Dior
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released information on lead tests an independent laboratory conducted in September on red lipsticks bought in Boston, Hartford, Conn., San Francisco and Minneapolis. Top findings include:
More than half of 33 brand-name lipsticks tested [...]
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