This is from a list that is based in Missouri where Monsanto is currently located. The list is a good one. > > > ** Original Subject: FW: [iaq2000] Fragrances, like true beauty, go more than skin >deep. > But, with fragrances, that can be harmful to health of users and of non-users alike >... > > ** Original Sender: Bill and Barb Wilkie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ** Original Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 17:43:23 -0500 (CDT) > > > ** Original Message follows... > > >Dear Councillor Steve Streatch: > > > > RE: The smell test > > Halifax stirs emotions with ban on scents > > > > By Colin Nickerson, Boston Globe Staff, 5/26/2000 > > > > " ... City Council or Steve Streatch 'People have been wearing fragrances > > since biblical times,' Streatch said. 'If someone wears too much, if they > > become obnoxious to people around them, then a friend should speak to them. > > Or a work supervisor. But bringing government into what people dab on their > > face or rub into their underarms is just too much like Big Brother.' ..." > > > > > > > > You are correct ... if that quote is accurate ... 'People have been wearing > > fragrances since biblical times.' > > > > But most unfortunately, your ignorance of modern synthetic fragrance > > formulations is showing and you are not best serving public health and > > welfare. Fragrances now are mostly petrochemical products. Fragrances are > > nothing like those worn in 'biblical times.' > > > > And, would it were that one could "speak to them" -- those who use too > > much. But, let me assure you, those who wear often give indication of an > > altered mindset, and speaking to them about the amount of fragrances they > > are wearing becomes anything but a pleasant exchange of information or an > > act of requesting common courtesy. There is evidence that fragrances alter > > the mind as do tobacco and alcohol. See PubMedQuery; Biosci Biotechnol > > Biochem 1999 Apr;63(4):743-8 ; "Potentiation of GABAA receptors expressed > > in Xenopus oocytes by perfume and phytoncid." Aoshima H, Hamamoto K > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin- > post/Entrez/query?uid=10361687&form=6&db=m&Dop > > t=b > > > > I most respectfully request that you study the issue of modern fragrances. > > Information is available from both the websites of the Environmental Health > > Network -- http://www.ehnca.org -- and the Fragranced Products Information > > Network -- http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm > > > > According to Colin Nickerson of the Boston Globe, you also stated that > > bringing government into what people dab on their face or rub into their > > underarms is just too much like Big Brother. > > > > Well, I cannot speak to the laws of Canada, but in the United States, the > > free enterprise system is supposed to allow enough government regulation to > > protect public interest. However, rather than our suffering from 'BIG > > BROTHER,' we are suffering because the fragrance industry has had FREE REIN! > > > > The US Food and Drug Administration does NOT regulated the fragrance > > industry. The industry may bring forth such statements as that made last > > February by Calvin Klein: "All of Calvin Klein's products meet or exceed > > the requirement of the Federal Public Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act." This > > quote is available on the website of WFSA - Montgomery, Alabama in its, > > "Some say a popular perfume is a health danger!!" > > http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?s=58076 > > > > Actually Calvin Klein's company comment is right much of a non statement, > > meant only to appease ... or confuse ... the uninformed. > > > > The truth can be had from the site of the US FDA: "Neither cosmetic > > products nor cosmetic ingredients are reviewed or approved by FDA before > > they are sold to the public. FDA cannot require companies to do safety > > testing of their cosmetic products before marketing. If, however, the > > safety of a cosmetic product has not been substantiated, the product's > > label must read 'WARNING: The safety of this product has not been > > determined.'" > > http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-206.html > > > > The US FDA does not follow its own regulations to protect public health. > > Hence, the Environmental Health Network (EHN) has brought a petition before > > the FDA requesting that they require warning labels on fragrances, which > > are released to market without adequate testing. > > > > Through this petition, the public has a golden opportunity to write to the > > US FDA regarding the illnesses they and their family members suffer because > > of modern synthetic fragrance formulations. You just haven't been able to > > learn about it through mainstream media coverage. That's understandable, I > > suppose, when one realizes the media keep going by filling their > > advertising coffers. > > > > Study the FDA Petition, which contains not only FDA contact information, > > but also analyses performed. Six fragrances were analyzed by one > > laboratory, with the second lab performing an analysis on just one of those > > six scents: Calvin Klein's *Eternity* eau de parfum. See the petition at > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm . > > > > The analysis on *Eternity* was performed by an industry laboratory > > specializing in fragrance chemistry and revealed 41 ingredients. These > > include some known to be toxic to the skin, respiratory tract, nervous, and > > reproductive systems, and others known to be carcinogens; no toxicity data > > are available on several ingredients, while data on most are inadequate. > > Additionally, some ingredients are volatile and a source of indoor air > > pollution. Since 1995, several consumers have complained to the Food and > > Drug Administration (FDA) of neurological and respiratory problems due to > > Eternity. (Source: PR Newswire release by Dr. Samuel S. Epstein's Cancer > > Prevention Coalition and EHN. Contact: Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Professor > > of Environmental Medicine, University of Illinois, School of Public Health, > > Chicago, Illinois, Chairman, the Cancer Prevention Coalition, 312-996-2297; > > Website: http://www.preventcancer.com -- available at > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/PressReleases/fragfda3.htm .) > > > > > > The City of Halifax is to be lauded -- NOT ridiculed -- for taking a major > > step forward in their attempt to protect public health by recognizing the > > need for fewer superfluous toxins in our lives. > > > > Cleaner air is healthier for ALL people. It is such a little step for each > > of us to take in being mindful of our neighbors, colleagues, family members > > ... our planet. Fragrance-free personal care and cleaning/maintenance > > products are available and should be used in public venues. For another > > take on this very topic, do see the Sierra Club's resolution against > > excessive use of fragrances in public places ... > > http://tamalpais.sierraclub.org/chapters/sanfranciscobay/policy/december1998.htm > > > > No one is saying one cannot load up on as much fragrances as one likes in > > the privacy of one's own home. However, I would strongly suggest that one > > looks at information regarding fragrances and their adverse effects upon > > fetal development and young children, before indulging. You can start your > > quest by visiting EHN's Pregnancy & Fragrances at > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/ehnlinx/p.htm#Pregnancy > > > > Until such time as we stop hearing predictions like those of the American > > Cancer Society, that one in three 'Americans' will be living with cancer, > > or those by the American Lung Association that the now 17 million people > > living with asthma will double in the next two years, and until such time > > that we don't see quotes from the medical "experts" and "officials" to the > > effect that they just cannot understand the increase in ____________ (fill > > in the blank with any one of the many environmental illnesses that are > > debilitating and/or disabling such as asthma, cancer, Parkinson's, > > rheumatoid arthritis ...) -- until such time, I think one would be wise to > > start listening to the already ill. We have a story to tell that may spare > > or save your life or the life of someone near and dear to you. > > > > I look forward to reading soon that you have further studied the need for > > fragrance-free policies and you are calling for thorough testing of > > fragrance products BEFORE marketing ... testing for the neurotoxicity of > > fragrance chemicals, for effects upon inhalation or absorption via skin > > and/or eyes, as well as for systemic effects as these chemicals are fully > > capable of crossing the blood-brain and -placental barriers, targeting > > organs and storing in adipose (fatty) tissue. > > > > It is long past time due to put the burden of proof on the synthetic > > fragrance industry. Millions of us have already paid too high a price for > > the industry's continuing to grow out its megabillion dollar economy -- on > > either side of our border. > > > > Let's applaud Halifax's efforts in keeping a lid on the number of people > > made ill and or disabled ... or suffering a too-early death ... because of > > the personal care and cleaning/maintenance products that they have > > unwittingly welcomed into their lives. > > > > Thank you for your time and attention to my concerns. > > > > Sincerely, > > Barbara Wilkie > > (My convention is prevention) > > > > An EHN board member, serving this year as president. > > > > cc: The New Reactor > > > > > > EHN > > PO Box 1155 > > Larkspur, CA 94977-1155 > > www.ehnca.org > > > > personal info not for publication: ==ThePiedPiper deleted this 29May2000 ==since the previous line seemed like a request > > > > +++ > > Sensitive to synthetic fragrances? > > > > The FDA Petition is still open. > > Reference: Docket Number: 99P-1340/CP 1 > > WRITE! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > More info on petition: > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm > > > > Environmental Health Network > > (info on EMF/fragrances/MCS/pesticides) > > http://www.ehnca.org > > > > Fragranced Products Information Network > > (well researched and documented info on fragrances) > > http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htmDear Councillor Steve Streatch: > > > > > > RE: The smell test > > > > Halifax stirs emotions with ban on scents > > > > > > By Colin Nickerson, <italic>Boston Globe</italic> Staff, 5/26/2000 > > > > > > " ... City Council or Steve Streatch 'People have been wearing > > fragrances since biblical times,' Streatch said. 'If someone wears too > > much, if they become obnoxious to people around them, then a friend > > should speak to them. Or a work supervisor. But bringing government > > into what people dab on their face or rub into their underarms is just > > too much like Big Brother.' ..." > > > > > > > > > > You are correct ... if that quote is accurate ... 'People have been > > wearing fragrances since biblical times.' > > > > > > But most unfortunately, your ignorance of modern synthetic fragrance > > formulations is showing and you are not best serving public health and > > welfare. Fragrances now are mostly petrochemical products. Fragrances > > are nothing like those worn in 'biblical times.' > > > > > > And, would it were that one could "speak to them" -- those who use too > > much. But, let me assure you, those who wear often give indication of > > an altered mindset, and speaking to them about the amount of fragrances > > they are wearing becomes anything but a pleasant exchange of > > information or an act of requesting common courtesy. There is evidence > > that fragrances alter the mind as do tobacco and alcohol. See > > PubMedQuery; Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1999 Apr;63(4):743-8 ; > > "Potentiation of GABAA receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes by > > perfume and phytoncid." Aoshima H, Hamamoto K > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin- > post/Entrez/query?uid=10361687&form=6&db=m&Dopt=b > > > > > > > > I most respectfully request that you study the issue of modern > > fragrances. Information is available from both the websites of the > > Environmental Health Network -- http://www.ehnca.org -- and the > > Fragranced Products Information Network -- > > http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm > > > > > > According to Colin Nickerson of the <italic>Boston Globe</italic>, you > > also stated that bringing government into what people dab on their face > > or rub into their underarms is just too much like Big Brother. > > > > > > Well, I cannot speak to the laws of Canada, but in the United States, > > > the free enterprise system is supposed to allow enough government > > regulation to protect public interest. However, rather than our > > suffering from 'BIG BROTHER,' we are suffering because the fragrance > > industry has had FREE REIN! > > > > > > The US Food and Drug Administration does NOT regulated the fragrance > > industry. The industry may bring forth such statements as that made > > last February by Calvin Klein: "All of Calvin Klein's products meet or > > exceed the requirement of the Federal Public Food, Drug and Cosmetics > > Act." This quote is available on the website of WFSA - Montgomery, > > Alabama in its, "Some say a popular perfume is a health danger!!" > > http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?s=58076 > > > > > > Actually Calvin Klein's company comment is right much of a non > > statement, meant only to appease ... or confuse ... the uninformed. > > > > > > The truth can be had from the site of the US FDA: "Neither cosmetic > > products nor cosmetic ingredients are reviewed or approved by FDA > > before they are sold to the public. FDA cannot require companies to do > > safety testing of their cosmetic products before marketing. If, > > however, the safety of a cosmetic product has not been substantiated, > > the product's label must read 'WARNING: The safety of this product has > > not been determined.'" > > http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-206.html > > > > > > The US FDA does not follow its own regulations to protect public > > health. Hence, the Environmental Health Network (EHN) has brought a > > petition before the FDA requesting that they require warning labels on > > fragrances, which are released to market without adequate testing. > > > > > > Through this petition, the public has a golden opportunity to write to > > the US FDA regarding the illnesses they and their family members suffer > > because of modern synthetic fragrance formulations. You just haven't > > been able to learn about it through mainstream media coverage. That's > > understandable, I suppose, when one realizes the media keep going by > > filling their advertising coffers. > > > > > > Study the FDA Petition, which contains not only FDA contact > > information, but also analyses performed. Six fragrances were analyzed > > by one laboratory, with the second lab performing an analysis on just > > one of those six scents: Calvin Klein's *Eternity* eau de parfum. See > > the petition at > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm . > > > > > > The analysis on *Eternity* was performed by an industry laboratory > > specializing in fragrance chemistry and revealed 41 ingredients. These > > include some known to be toxic to the skin, respiratory tract, nervous, > > and reproductive systems, and others known to be carcinogens; no > > toxicity data are available on several ingredients, while data on most > > are inadequate. Additionally, some ingredients are volatile and a > > source of indoor air pollution. Since 1995, several consumers have > > complained to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of neurological > > and respiratory problems due to Eternity. (Source: PR Newswire release > > by Dr. Samuel S. Epstein's Cancer Prevention Coalition and EHN. > > Contact: Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Professor of Environmental Medicine, > > University of Illinois, School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, > > Chairman, the Cancer Prevention Coalition, 312-996-2297; Website: > > http://www.preventcancer.com -- available at > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/PressReleases/fragfda3.htm .) > > > > > > > > The City of Halifax is to be lauded -- NOT ridiculed -- for taking a > > major step forward in their attempt to protect public health by > > recognizing the need for fewer superfluous toxins in our lives. > > > > > > Cleaner air is healthier for ALL people. It is such a little step for > > each of us to take in being mindful of our neighbors, colleagues, > > family members ... our planet. Fragrance-free personal care and > > cleaning/maintenance products are available and should be used in > > public venues. For another take on this very topic, do see the Sierra > > Club's resolution against excessive use of fragrances in public places > > .... > > http://tamalpais.sierraclub.org/chapters/sanfranciscobay/policy/december1998.htm > > > > > > No one is saying one cannot load up on as much fragrances as one likes > > in the privacy of one's own home. However, I would strongly suggest > > that one looks at information regarding fragrances and their adverse > > effects upon fetal development and young children, before indulging. > > You can start your quest by visiting EHN's Pregnancy & Fragrances at > > http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/ehnlinx/p.htm#Pregnancy > > > > > > Until such time as we stop hearing predictions like those of the > > American Cancer Society, that one in three 'Americans' will be living > > with cancer, or those by the American Lung Association that the now 17 > > million people living with asthma will double in the next two years, > > and until such time that we don't see quotes from the medical "experts" > > and "officials" to the effect that they just cannot understand the > > increase in ____________ (fill in the blank with any one of the many > > environmental illnesses that are debilitating and/or disabling such as > > asthma, cancer, Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis ...) -- until such > > time, I think one would be wise to start listening to the already ill. > > We have a story to tell that may spare or save your life or the life of > > someone near and dear to you. > > > > > > I look forward to reading soon that you have further studied the need > > for fragrance-free policies and you are calling for thorough testing of > > fragrance products BEFORE marketing ... testing for the neurotoxicity > > of fragrance chemicals, for effects upon inhalation or absorption via > > skin and/or eyes, as well as for systemic effects as these chemicals > > are fully capable of crossing the blood-brain and -placental barriers, > > targeting organs and storing in adipose (fatty) tissue. > > > > > > It is long past time due to put the burden of proof on the synthetic > > fragrance industry. Millions of us have already paid too high a price > > for the industry's continuing to grow out its megabillion dollar > > economy -- on either side of our border. > > > > > > Let's applaud Halifax's efforts in keeping a lid on the number of > > people made ill and or disabled ... or suffering a too-early death ... > > because of the personal care and cleaning/maintenance products that > > they have unwittingly welcomed into their lives. > > > > > > Thank you for your time and attention to my concerns. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Barbara Wilkie > > > > (My convention is prevention) > > > > > > An EHN board member, serving this year as president. > > > > > > cc: The New Reactor > > > > > > > > EHN > > > > PO Box 1155 > > > > Larkspur, CA 94977-1155 > > > > www.ehnca.org > > > > > > personal info not for publication: > > > > 1241 Carlotta Av > > > > Berkeley, CA 94707 > > > > 510.527.3567 > > > > > > > > +++ > > > > Sensitive to synthetic fragrances? > > > > > > The FDA Petition is still open. > > > > Reference: Docket Number: 99P-1340/CP 1 > > > > WRITE! <<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > More info on petition: http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm > > > > > > Environmental Health Network > > > > (info on EMF/fragrances/MCS/pesticides) > > > > http://www.ehnca.org > > > > > > Fragranced Products Information Network > > > > (well researched and documented info on fragrances) > > > > http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm > > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > > > > > Download the Tripod Browser at http://tripod.neoplanet.com -- Any person can stand adversity, The true test is to give a person power. 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