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Campaign for Safe Cosmetics "CHAMPION" hides perfume allergens!
Posted by GreenBlogger
Wed, Mar 14
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' report "Market Shift" highlights the 322 cosmetics companies called "Champions" that meet their GOLD STANDARD goals of their Compact. These goals include "Comply with the European Union's Cosmetics Directiv...
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How Did Lead Get In My Lipstick And Why Is It Allowed?
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Thu, Feb 16
Yesterday I wrote about the new study just published by the FDA showing the results of their testing of 400 lipsticks for lead. Two questions I keep getting asked are why is lead allowed in beauty products and how does it get there?...
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FDA Tests 400 Lipsticks for Lead
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Wed, Feb 15
Almost exactly a year ago I wrote about the issue of lead in lipsticks. Thanks to a new report by the FDA, the issue is hitting the news again. In 2007 the FDA tested 20 lipsticks for lead. This time they tested 400 lipsti...
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Flame Retardant Ingredient in Mountain Dew, Gatorade and Other...
Posted by ContentWala
Tue, Dec 20
A few days ago, I came across an article about brominated vegetable oil (an ingredient in flame retardant) possibly being in soda. Not that we needed another reason not to drink soda, the title of the article is naturally a big head...
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Lead in Lipstick
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Tue, Feb 08
Lead in lipstick has been a hot topic this week thanks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta's blog on CNN about the issue. There was no new information here, but it was great to see this issue brought to the mainstream once again. And, it's a re...
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DIY Alternatives to Toxic Halloween Makeup
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Fri, Oct 22
The other day I was walking through the Halloween isle at my local King Soopers grocery store. I decided to pick up several of the packages of Halloween makeup and looked at the ingredients. Every one of them was composed ENTIRELY of toxi...
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I'm Rubber Your Glue...
Posted by Elena Lipson
Mon, Oct 18
If your skin was actually made of rubber, than you wouldn't have to worry so much about what you put on your skin. It would just bounce right off. You already know the skin is the largest organ you have. One of the main functions of o...
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Stay away from GMO "foods"
Posted by John Rivard
Tue, Sep 14
I have a really strong bias against genetically modified organisms(GMO’s) being sold as food for people. The large agricultural-industrial companies developing GMO products argue that they are identical to unaltered “natural&rdq...
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FDA Cracks Down on Labeling Violations
Posted by Anil Kapur
Thu, Mar 18
Earlier this month (March 3, 2010), U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg issued a Press Release announcing a major and broad initiative to increase FDA enforcement against illegal claims on food labeling, incl...
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Watch out organic foods that claim to be "anti-oxidants" beca...
Posted by Tracey Shrier
Tue, Jun 23
The Food and Drug Administration just released a statement that Cheerios is a drug and that parents who are feeding their kids this cereal are considered drug pushers. SERIOUSLY??!!! Those happy little O's are now consider...
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