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Two chemicals considered harmful to children are still in bottles of Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S., according to a coalition of health and environmental groups.
This is despite the shampoo being sold without the additives in other countries such as the UK. Lisa Archer, director of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, said: 'Johnson & Johnson clearly can make safer baby shampoo in all the markets around the world, but it's not doing it.'
Originally posted by Domo1
So the company is selling a product with known cancer causing ingredients to soak your baby in, and after this is brought to their attention they say they will 'slowly faze out the chemical'? No jackass how about you just stop. Seriously just stop. If you don't sell it in other countries, what makes you think it's ok to sell here? You obviously don't need to work on the formula...
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Originally posted by outandopen
Sickos.
We use Natures Gate, I can pronounce all the ingredients.
Originally posted by ReadyPower
Interesting...
On a personal note, I stopped using scented shampoo/soap because I read stuff about chemicals in them soaking into our skin.. so I started using the JnJ baby shampoo thinking it was a safe alternative. :-/
U.S., according to a coalition of health and environmental groups.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Maybe if we keep fighting and pushing we will have slightly healthy products in the future.
Both Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and its close relative Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) are commonly used in many soaps, shampoos, detergents, toothpastes and other products that we expect to "foam up". Both chemicals are very effective foaming agents, chemically known as surfactants.
Originally posted by PacificBlue
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Maybe if we keep fighting and pushing we will have slightly healthy products in the future.
We can vote with our consumer dollars, and I agree that we need to spread information and keep people informed about what products they are using and eating. Lately, almost everyone I meet and talk to is mentioning things like "processed food is poison", "be careful about what sunscreen and shampoo you use" and similar things, and these are not liberal hippy types or environmentalists, but just regular people who care about themselves and their families.
Even baby shampoo is not safe, that is kind of sad, but comes as no surprise.edit on 2-11-2011 by PacificBlue because: not sure why in italics
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"I have been in this field for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this before," said Leif Busk, head of the National Food Administration's research department, of the results of the study.
Food Administration officials told a news conference they had found that an ordinary bag of potato crisps may contain up to 500 times more acrylamide than the maximum concentration the World Health Organisation (WHO) allows in drinking water.
French fries sold at Swedish franchises of the U.S. fast-food chains Burger King Corp, a unit of Britain's Diageo plc DGE.L , and McDonald's MCD.N contained about 100 times the equivalent of the WHO limit for water, they said.