Sept. 5 US: Shampoos Containing Carcinogen Lack Warning Label: Lawsuit

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The Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health has sued four retailers — Walgreens, Vogue International, Lake Consumer Products and Ultimark Products — for allegedly selling shampoos and personal care products that contain the carcinogenic chemical cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA) without proper warning, CEH Communications Director Charles Margulis told The Huffington Post.

 

If the claims are true, the companies may be in violation of California law, as the state identified the chemical as cancer-causing in June 2012. Under Proposition 65, businesses must notify Californians of “significant” amounts of chemicals in products for purchase. Cocamide DEA, a chemically modified form of coconut oil, is used in shampoos and other personal care products as a thickener or foaming agent. Companies were given until June 2013 to comply and properly label the products.

 

 

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