It's so frustrating when I read about cosmetic labels and how difficult it can be to trust them. I just read this press release from Organic Consumers and feel so depressed! I naively think of Whole Foods and the products sold there as being "safe" from environmental hazards, but now it looks as if the Avalon Brand (selling the popular "Alba" products, which I have become partial to) and the Whole Foods 365 brand are both under investigation for having carcinogenic contents. Argh! It's not easy being green!
PRESS RELEASE
California Files Lawsuit Against Whole Foods, Avalon, and Others Whose Products Tested Positive for Carcinogenic 1,4-Dioxane in OCA Study
For immediate release
OAKLAND, CA - Reacting in part to a study released by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) in March of this year, but also based on their own testing, the Attorney General of California has filed a major lawsuit against body care household-cleaning product companies whose products recently tested highest for the carcinogenic contaminant 1,4-Dioxane.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
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