PHTHALATES CAMPAIGN
July 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIEAN INTERNATIONAL campaign group Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) has recently published a report claiming that in tests, 52 out of 72 name brand beauty products contained industrial chemicals known as phthalates; HCWH claims these can cause birth defects.The global umbrella movement includes 300 organisations in 27 countries; its aim is to reform the international health care industry and make it more environment-friendly. Its report said phthalates were found in nine of 14 deodorants, all17 fragrances tested, six of seven hair gels, four of seven ...
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