Bill Joel might have to update the lyrics to "Children of FORMALDEHYDE"

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Darren Dirt

Probable Carcinogens Found in Baby Toiletries*

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Stacy Malkan
Co-Author, No More Toxic Tub: Getting Contaminants Out of Children's Bath Products

More than half the baby shampoo, lotion and other infant care products analyzed by a health advocacy group were found to contain trace amounts of two chemicals that are believed to cause cancer, the organization said yesterday.

Some of the biggest names on the market, including Johnson and Johnson Baby Shampoo and Baby Magic lotion, tested positive for 1, 4-dioxane or formaldehyde, or both, the nonprofit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reported.

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*Washington Post, so you might have to check bugmenot for a login, if "user@keep.your.marketi.ng", "nytimes" doesn't work anymore.
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News flash, products that say NO FAT or 0 Caleries generally contain small amounts of each.

Tom

Quote from: Lazybones on March 13, 2009, 08:49:36 PM
News flash, products that say NO FAT or 0 Caleries generally contain small amounts of each.
But thats sort of expected. What isn't expected is BABY SHAMPOO to contain formaldehyde.
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