Organic body care products 'contaminated' with cancer-causing chemical

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Washington, July 1 (ANI): Body care products with labels claimingthem to be "100 per cent natural" and "Pure and Organic" may not beas safe as believed, for a new study has found several soaps andlotions to be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical.
"We literally are bathing ourselves in chemicals every day," theEnvironmental News Network quoted Adam Eidinger of the OrganicConsumers Association as saying. E-mail Article Printer Friendly Text-Size
The researcher said that he was very sceptical of any productsmarketed as organic. "The U.S. Government is not testing theseproducts to make sure they're pure, to make sure they actually arenot contaminated," he said.
During a study, Eidinger and his colleagues tested 100 soaps andlotions in their laboratory.
The researchers found that half of the items were contaminated witha cancer-causing chemical, and some were contaminated at very highlevels.
"I was shocked that so many brands had the 1,4-dioxane in them,"said Eidinger.
He highlighted the fact that previous studies had linked highconcentrations of the 1,4-dioxane, which is created when certainingredients mix during manufacturing, to cancer.
"We're talking about increasing your risk of cancer, andintroducing a toxic carcinogenic substance into the bloodstream,"he said.
Following its tests, the California Attorney General's office issaid to have sued Avalon Natural Products, Beaumont Products,Nutribiotic, and Whole Foods Market. (ANI)