12/01/2020
USA Today reported findings by Kaiser Family Health foundation saying that Gov Gavin Newsome of California has signed into law a ban on chemicals that are carcinogenic or toxic.
That will change cosmetics , shampoos and personal care products and will impact the world. He is banning 24 chemicals that industries use in their products. This may sound extreme, but by comparison the European Union already bans 1,600 substances in cosmetics.
Since 1938 our FDA has regulated only 11 ingredients, and could not even intervene when asbestos was found in youth products sold in cosmetics at Claire’s. The ban will not take effect until 2025, so you still buy the toxic stuff until then.
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, an activist group, advocated for the ban because so many products in cosmetics and personal care products contain these chemicals that have been linked to breast cancer.
A salon worker in North Carolina reported years of suffering ill effects after continued exposure to products containing these chemicals.
Companies including Proctor and Gamble, O’Keefe’s, Jergens and West Chester based Three Bond international were initially opposed to the ban, but since California represents the 5th largest economy in the world, it will be easier for them to just manufacture one type of the product that make different versions for world wide or even statewide distribution.
But we do not have to worry. We have been using products from thee largest Wellness company that are toxin FREE for over 20 years
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