Minnesota’s legislature took a giant step toward protecting children by
banning formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, from children’s personal care
products like lotions, shampoos, and bubble baths. The ban against the use of
formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives would apply to products
intended for children under eight. The legislation now moves to the desk of
Governor Mark Dayton.
“Minnesota’s proposed ban on formaldehyde in children’s products is
fantastic news for parents in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but families in the
other 49 states also deserve safe products free of cancer-causing chemicals
like formaldehyde,” said Cindy Luppi with the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and
Clean Water Action. “We need Congress to pass the Safe Cosmetics Act that would
protect children across America from personal care products made with toxic
chemicals linked to serious health disorders and diseases.”
Consumer demand for safer products, especially for children, is
changing the marketplace.
In 2011, Johnson & Johnson committed to reformulating its baby
products to remove formaldehyde. Last year, the company set an industry
standard by announcing it would remove known carcinogens and other toxic
chemicals from both its baby and adult products by 2015.
“There’s no reason for formaldehyde-releasing chemicals to be in
products that children inhale and absorb through their skin. Safer alternatives
are available and being used by some manufacturers. This bill takes an
important step in protecting young children who could suffer health effects
from exposure to toxic formaldehyde,” said Kathleen Schuler, Co-Director of
Healthy Legacy, the Minnesota environmental health coalition supporting the
legislation.
Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives are used in many
personal care products, particularly shampoos and lotions, and have been linked
to both skin sensitivity and cancer. The European Union restricts the use of
formaldehyde in personal care products, and requires that products with
formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing ingredients carry the label “contains
formaldehyde.”
Congress has yet to act to remove dangerous chemicals from personal
care products. Legislation introduced earlier this year, the Safe Cosmetics and
Personal Care Products Act of 2013, will phase out chemicals linked to cancer
and reproductive harm; implement a strong safety standard designed to protect children,
pregnant women and workers; require full disclosure of ingredients; and give
FDA the authority to recall dangerous products.
Source: http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=1129
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