Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
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Cosmetics Safety Bill Headed to California Governor’s Desk—Your Help Needed Today!
In a significant victory for women's health, a bill that will require cosmetics companies to report their use of cancer-causing ingredients to the state Department of Health passed the state Legislature August 30. The bill now goes to Gov. Schwarzenegger for signature or veto. We need your help NOW to make sure this important piece of legislation is signed into law!
TAKE ACTION: Urge the governor to sign the bill today! »
Updates: 175 Companies Sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics
We are pleased to announce that as of today, 185 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics! These companies have pledged not to use chemicals that are known or strongly suspected of causing cancer, mutation or birth defects in their products and to implement substitution plans that replace hazardous materials with safer alternatives in every market they serve.
See the list of Current Signers >>
Unfortunately, several major cosmetics companies, including Avon, Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, Revlon, Proctor & Gamble and Unilever have thus far refused to sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics.
Latest Biomonitoring Report
The Center for Disease Control recently released The Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, which summarized 2400 people’s chemical body burden—or level of chemicals present in a person’s blood or urine. These tests assess the presence of 148 different chemicals people are exposed to in their everyday life. Results indicate that measuring the presence of chemicals in people’s bodies can provide important information about the effect toxins have on human health.
Read the CDC report>>
Read the Wall Street Journal’s article on risks associated with low-dose chemical exposure>>
Toxins in Newborns
Study fnds newborns' blood contains a total of 287 toxic chemicals.
http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=98
Phthalates Linked to birth defects in Boys
http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=107
USDA Re-establishes Organic Label on Cosmetics
http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=105
More Information: Toxins in Cosmetics