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Cancer Products Labelled as organic -U-S-A-
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http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/DioxaneRelease08.cfm
Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2008
Contact: Ronnie Cummins, 218-226-4164 (Organic Consumers Association)
David Steinman, 310-455-8952
Carcinogenic 1,4-Dioxane Found in Leading "Organic" Brand Personal Care Products
USDA Certified Products Test Dioxane-Free
ANAHEIM, CA - A newly released study commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), a watchdog group with over 500,000 members, and overseen by environmental health consumer advocate David Steinman (author of The Safe Shopper's Bible), analyzes leading "natural" and "organic" brand shampoos, body washes, lotions and other personal care products for the presence of the undisclosed carcinogenic contaminant 1,4-Dioxane. A reputable third-party laboratory known for rigorous testing and chain-of-custody protocols, performed all testing.
Ethoxylation, a cheap short-cut companies use to provide mildness to harsh ingredients, requires the use of the cancer-causing petrochemical Ethylene Oxide, which generates 1,4-Dioxane as a by-product. 1,4-Dioxane is considered a chemical "known to the State of California to cause cancer" under proposition 65, and has no place in "natural" or "organic" branded personal care products. 1,4-dioxane is also suspected as a kidney toxicant, neurotoxicant and respiratory toxicant, among others, according to the California EPA, and is a leading groundwater contaminant. Although previous studies have revealed 1,4-Dioxane is often present in conventional personal care products, this new study indicates the toxin is also present in leading "natural" and "organic" branded products, none of which are certified under the USDA National Organic Program. The products/brands tested are listed on the attached page with the level of 1,4-Dioxane detected, if any, along with ethoxylated ingredients listed on the label.
Some of the Leading Brands Found to Contain 1,4-Dioxane:
* JASON Pure Natural & Organic
Giovanni Organic Cosmetics
Kiss My Face
Nature's Gate Organics.
* View this page or download this leaflet for full listing.
Both the OCA and Steinman are calling for misleadingly labeled "Organic(s)" brands which include ethoxylate ingredients or otherwise utilize petrochemicals in their ingredients, to drop all organic claims from their branding and labeling. "The practice of ethoxylating ingredients or using other petroleum compounds must end for natural personal care, and is that much more outrageous in so-called 'organics' brand products," says Ronnie Cummins, Executive Director of the OCA.
"At a time when our nation is dangerously dependent on foreign oil and attempting to wean itself off unnecessary dependence on petroleum-based ingredients in major consumer products for national security reasons, it is self-defeating that we are literally bathing ourselves and our children in toxic petroleum compounds," says Steinman. "But consumers should also take heart in the emergence of a growing number of companies who've received the message and who are seeking to completely avoid petrochemicals in their cosmetic and personal care products. Your best bet is to purchase products whose ingredients you can pronounce or better yet are certified under the USDA National Organic Program."
Brands Found not to Contain 1,4-Dioxane:
All USDA Certified brands tested in this study were 1,4-Dioxane-free, including:
* Dr. Bronner's
Sensibility Soaps (Nourish)
Terressentials
All German Natural "BDIH" Certified brands tested
were found to be 1,4-Dioxane-free:
* Aubrey Organics
Dr. Hauschka
* View this page or download this leaflet for full listing.
A visit to any health food store unfortunately reveals the majority of products in the personal care section with "organic" brand claims are not USDA certified, and contain only cheap water extracts of organic herbs and maybe a few other token organic ingredients for organic veneer. The core of such products are composed of conventional synthetic cleansers and conditioning ingredients usually made in part with petrochemicals. According to market statistics, consumers are willing to pay significantly more for products branded "natural" or "organic" which they believe do not contain petrochemical-modified ingredients or toxic contaminants like 1,4-Dioxane.
To avoid 1,4-Dioxane, the OCA urges consumers to search ingredient lists for indications of ethoxylation including: "myreth," "oleth," "laureth," "ceteareth," any other "eth," "PEG," "polyethylene," "polyethylene glycol," "polyoxyethylene," or "oxynol," in ingredient names. In general, the OCA urges consumers to avoid products with unpronounceable ingredients. "When it comes to misbranding organic personal care products in the US, it's almost complete anarchy and buyer beware unless the product is certified under the USDA National Organic Program," says Cummins.
The study builds on the extensive survey conducted by Steinman for his book Safe Trip to Eden (Perseus Books 2007), in association with the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the Breast Cancer Fund and the Environmental Working Group, which found that many mainstream children's bubble bath and shampoo products contain dangerous amounts of this undisclosed carcinogen.
Further Resources:
* OCA's "Coming Clean" Campaign: www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/
* Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: www.safecosmetics.org
* FDA: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-hdb3.html
Downloads:
* Press Release in PDF format
* 1,4-Dioxane Alert with full product testing results (2-page PDF) - Test Results in HTML
* 1,4-Dioxane Fact Sheet (PDF)
* Petition to Stop the Bogus "Organic" OASIS Standard (PDF)
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When in doubt import from European or Asian countries if certified by organic certification bodies such as IFOAM, BDIH, Soil Association. Germany offers very affordable organics food and cosmetics. Actually if you go to Germany you will find organic food is much cheaper than non organic you eat at your home country. Proof organics are far cheaper to produce, however food costs in Germany are insane compared to UK and US. I could get 5 people fed for a whole week on £240 organics if I tried sourcing German-Austrian-Swiss imported products.
1 Person in UK can survive on £50 per week costs of organic food - believe it or not - I can do it!!
Try Italy if you can get sites that support this....or have an organic vacation....\\\///
You may still want to use some intelligent discretion when shopping for organics that aere certified by these organisations, althought they test DNA samples in fields on routine basis for gene flow contamination of GM crops, as well as chemical flow. They do not tell you how many GM trials are secret in those countries, UK it has to be disclosed, not in Germany though! I guess it is also weighed up by how much you get for your weak USD that has no real value...when importing. Asia then? That has little regulation other than International organisations...
poor grammar, puncuation and spelling mistakes intentionally kept intact.
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You're on a roll and your right keep on kickin this mad cow around. The chemical food additive companies are testing their own products the same as big pharma and we are being lied to about the results, the FDA does nothing. Oh, bring up the tested number of cow ratio to slaughtered later. Dioxins are just the start of this subject. Fluoride, msg, monos, hydrogen saturated, Aspartame, growth hormones, inoculations, the list goes on an on.
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