I already sent this off to Doug Schoon, I am sure he is aware of it..
someone posted to the forums earlier a link at Yahoo News.. its on
the AP Wire which means its picked up nationally at a minimum
At 09:17 AM 4/10/2012, you wrote:
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By JASON DEAREN Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO April 10, 2012 (AP)
Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and
advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually
have high levels of agents known to cause birth defects, according
to state chemical regulators.
A Department of Toxic Substances Control report to be released
Tuesday determined that the mislabeled nail products have the
potential to harm thousands of women who work in more than 48,000
nail salons in California, and their customers.
Investigators chose 25 brands at random, including a number of
products claiming to be free of the chemicals toluene, dibutyl
phthalate (DBP) and formaldehyde, which are known as the toxic trio.
Regulators said exposure to large amounts of the chemicals has been
linked to developmental problems, asthma and other illnesses.
Investigators found that 10 of 12 products that claimed to be free
of toluene actually contained it, with four of the products having
dangerously high levels.
The report also found that five of seven products that claimed to be
"free of the toxic three" actually included one or more of the
agents in significant levels.
The agency said it did not have enough data to accurately estimate
how many people were being exposed to the chemicals through the products.
"We know there are exposures at salons, both to workers and
customers, and we're concerned about potential harm," said Karl
Palmer, the DTSC's pollution prevention performance manager who
oversaw the report.
"Our strategy first and foremost is to shed light on the reality of
what's in these products and put this information out to everyone."
Among the products tested that the state says were mislabeled were:
Sation 99 basecoat, Sation 53 red-pink nail color, Dare to Wear nail
lacquer, Chelsea 650 Baby's Breath Nail Lacquer, New York Summer
Nail Color, Paris Spicy 298 nail lacquer, Sunshine nail lacquer,
Cacie Light Free Gel Basecoat, Cacie Sun Protection Topcoat, Golden
Girl Topcoat, Nail Art Top-N-Seal and High Gloss Topcoat.
The DTSC says all three chemicals are linked to chronic health
conditions and that the 121,000 licensed nail care technicians who
work in the salons, many of them young Asian-American women, are most at risk.
The agency said the salons are often poorly ventilated, leading to
exposure to a number of harmful chemicals.
"We are alarmed by the results of this report," Julia Liou,
co-founder of the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative and a
public health administrator for Asian Health Services, said in a
statement. "The misbranding of products is not only a major public
health problem, but also interferes with a salon worker's right to a
safe and healthy work environment."
While the use of the three chemicals in nail products is not
illegal, agency officials said the false claims on the labels may be
— but a final decision on that will be made by the state attorney
general's office.
DBP has been banned in nail products in the European Union, and the
EU has strict limits on the amount of formaldehyde and toluene that
can be used.
"We will need to examine the data for compliance with Prop. 65 and
other state laws," said Lynda Gledhill, a spokeswoman for the
attorney general's office.
Proposition 65 is a state law that requires that all harmful
chemicals in a product be revealed by the manufacturer.
Mike Vo, vice president of Miss Professional Nail Products, Inc.,
the maker of the Sation products and others on the list, said he
disputed DTSC's findings.
"We will look at the report and challenge it," he said.
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tipsandtoes1
8:38 AM EDT
Apr 10, 2012
I have been working as a nail technitian in PA for 15 years now and
this is something I have been warning my clients about for years. I
advise anyone who wants to get their nails done to do research on
the salon they choose and know the products they are using. If the
products don't have labels, isn't that a bit shady? The other thing
that bothers me is when these women go get their nails done and
NEVER get the same person, RED FLAG!! Good luck ladies and do your
research on your nail salon.
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