Saturday, September 1, 2018
M2.4 Ken Cook and Advocacy Organizations on Toxics in Personal Care Products
The phrase "silent pandemic" from Ken Cook's presentation stood out to me. Symptoms do not occur right away when the toxic chemicals from our personal care products enter into our bodies, which is why most people, including myself, don't think much about the hazards of using personal care products. Like Cook mentioned, women buy and use the most personal care products, therefore having the most exposures to toxic chemicals from personal care products. It is shocking to know that I am exposing myself to more than 160 chemicals every day! Cook proposed and outlined amazing policies to protect consumer and children's health. It is frustrating to know that the government does not have those policies in place because they seem like a "no-brainer." The government should already have policies that prevent the use and selling of chemicals that have not been tested positive for safe use.
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Hey Sandy,
ReplyDeleteI was super frustrated too when I found out the ease with which companies can release all these chemicals with little to no testing on their harmful effects. It's crazy to think that some chemicals were still found in newborns 30 years after they were banned. If we're still finding these chemicals now, then how long will it takes us to rid our bodies of chemicals that we have now, if they haven't even been banned?
Hi Sandy,
ReplyDeleteWith all those chemicals, many years later, it is amazing that children are still born (for a majority) without issues. Makes you think, do these chemicals really cause much at all or were their confounders involved with the babies with deformities and we are blaming chemicals? -Dan