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Current Campaigns
Campaign for Safe CosmeticsEveryday products such as shampoo, deodorant and make-up contain chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other serious health consequences. Cosmetics manufacturers are allowed to use almost any chemical as an ingredient without government approval; however, some leading companies agree that cosmetics should be made with safe, non-toxic ingredients. Over 300 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, a pledge to make safe products and the campaign is calling for all cosmetics companies to do the same. www.safecosmetics.org
Complaints, Abuses, and Scandals
Health and Safety
Despite support from such groups as the Breast Cancer Fund, the Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) actively lobbied against and defeated California legislation seeking a ban on phthalates (chemicals recently banned by the European Union linked to reproductive damage and birth defects) and disclosure of any dangerous chemicals in products. CTFA represents over 600 companies in the industry, including all major cosmetic companies like L'Oreal, Mary Kay, Revlon, Estee Lauder, and Procter and Gamble.
-- Environmental Working Group, 03/11/2005Source URL: www.ewg.org/news/story.php?id=3704
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