The Personal Care Products Council pushes back on the anti-chemical industry attack on baby shampoo in a new video. Continue reading
Category Archives: Formaldehyde
Baby shampoo cancer allegations ‘false’
The use of quaternium-15 and 1,4-dioxane in personal care products is safe and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics’ allegations are false, says the Personal Care Products Council. Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo toxic?
It’s sad that consumer product companies are happy to use science but won’t defend it. Continue reading
Posted in Chemophobia, Child Exploitation, Cosmetics, Formaldehyde
Senators hit Obama admin for ‘collapse’ of federal scientific integrity
Sens. David Vitter and James Inhofe, and Rep. Darrell Issa write to Obama science chief John Holdren complaining about the administration’s failure to live up to its own scientific integrity standards. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Endang. Species, EPA, Formaldehyde, Nuclear power, Oil and gas
EPA: Breath causes cancer
We’d like to spotlight a interesting statement from the American Chemistry Council made in response to last week’s trashing of the EPA formaldehyde risk assessment by the National Research Council. Continue reading
Posted in Formaldehyde
Hair Scare: Enviros attack salon treatment
The cranks at the Environmental Working Group tried to amp up the tired, 35-year scare over formaldehyde yesterday with a release entitled, “Hair Straighteners Release Potent Carcinogen.”
Keying off the hair-straightening treatment known as the “Brazilian Blowout,” EWG wants to terrify salon workers and their customers about formaldehyde-containing products used in the treatment. Continue reading
Posted in Formaldehyde
