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Baby's Toxic Tub

Thursday 12th March 2009 - 15:00

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babys toxic tub Do you trust that baby shampoos or bubble baths marketed as "pure" or "gentle" are free of toxic chemicals?  Think again.

Dozens of top-selling children'a bath products are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to a new report and products tests released by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and groups around the country.

This study is the first to document the widespread presence of both formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane in bath products for children. Formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane are listed as probable human carcinogens by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Formaldehyde can also trigger skin rashes in some children. 

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