Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 Introduced In U.S. House

June 27, 2011	www.safecosmetics.org
Dear Green, Our hard work is paying off! This year, you and thousands of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics supporters urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to get cancer-causing formaldehyde out of Brazilian Blowout and other hair-straightening products. And recently, you signed the petition to the Obama Administration asking for prevention to be a major focus of our country's cancer plan (we joined our allies at the White House in May and dropped off all 73,000 signatures!). Well, we have exciting news: you've helped build the momentum for Congressional leaders to reintroduce the federal Safe Cosmetics Act in the House of Representatives Friday. This bill (H.R.2359) would give the FDA the authority it needs to ensure that personal care products are free of harmful substances like lead, 1,4-dioxane and chemicals linked to cancer. Existing law, which has not been updated in 70 years, allows companies to use these and other toxic chemicals in products we use on our bodies every day. We know that the U.S. can do better to protect our families and to remain a world leader in the marketplace! Please urge your House members to co-sponsor the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011. Here's how: 1. Email them using our easy form. 2. Call them. Use our Legislator Lookup, dial the number for your federal Representative (we're not contacting Senators yet), and use the email text as a guide for your message to the staff person who answers the phone. Calls usually take about 1 minute, but they are really important! 3. Visit them. You have the right to meet with your Representative (or his or her staffers) to tell them that you want safe cosmetics. Check out our Legislative Toolkit to learn more. Please take action and spread the word! Thanks for all you do to make cosmetics safe for all of us. Sincerely, Lisa, Mia, Stacy, Jamie, Marisa, Nancy and all of us at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics P.S. If you haven't seen it already, check out The Story of Cosmetics, a short film that breaks down why we really need the Safe Cosmetics Act.	YOU did it! Thanks to your support, Congress is now considering the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011. Ask your U.S. Representative to sign on as a co-sponsor.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Procter & Gamble (P&G, NYSE: PG) will reformulate 18 shampoos in its Herbal Essences line to reduce levels of the cancer-causing chemical 1,4-dioxane, according to a preliminary agreement reached between P&G and David Steinman, founder of the Green Patriot Working Group and author of Diet for a Poisoned Planet. Product tests conducted by Steinman revealed that an Herbal Essences shampoo contained 1,4-dioxane levels of 24 parts per million (ppm).

P&G agreed to reformulate after Steinman filed a notice of intent to sue in California under Proposition 65, the state’s landmark toxics law. Prior legal actions filed by the California Attorney General against other companies indicate that the actionable level under Prop. 65 for 1,4-dioxane in personal care products is above 10 ppm.

“We’re glad Procter & Gamble is reducing the levels of carcinogenic contaminants in Herbal Essences,” said Lisa Archer, national coordinator of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics from the Breast Cancer Fund. “It’s a good step, but even more is needed to assure customers that P&G products are free of toxic chemicals.”

1,4-dioxane is considered a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a known animal carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program. It is also on California’s Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer. The Food and Drug Administration does not require 1,4-dioxane to be listed on labels of personal care products, defining it as a contaminant rather than an ingredient because it is produced during manufacturing.

“Due to inadequate regulations, consumers are in the dark about what’s really in the products they put on their bodies,” Archer said. “We need new laws that require companies to be transparent about the chemicals in their products, and to eliminate hazardous chemicals. Contaminants like 1,4-dioxane are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to problematic chemicals in personal care products.”

At a press conference on Friday, Steinman also released new analysis of 1,4-dioxane in laundry detergents. The highest levels were found in P&G brands, including Tide (55 ppm), Tide Free (29 ppm) and Ivory Snow (31 ppm).

Steinman’s product tests are part of a continuing study that has analyzed more than 150 consumer products for 1,4-dioxane. Many brands have been found to be free of the toxic contaminant.

“Clearly, it’s possible to make great products without 1,4-dioxane,” said Archer. “That’s what all companies should be doing.”

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