Suspect Nano-Ingredients Found in Big Name Cosmetics

Summary posted by Meridian on 11/24/2009
Source: Friends of the Earth Australia
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Friends of the Earth Australia (FOE), a consumer and environmental organization, has found that cosmetics sold by big name brands, including Revlon, Clarins, Clinique, Max Factor, the Body Shop, L'Oréal, By Terry and Lancôme Paris, all contain nanoparticles, but are not labeled as such. Georgia Miller, spokesperson for FOE, said "Friends of the Earth believes that Australian women shouldn't be used as guinea pigs by the big cosmetics companies and the nanotechnology industry....Millions of Australian women wear make-up every day. Yet even in this high exposure nano-product the government does not require companies to test the safety of nano-ingredients – or to label them." FOE commissioned the testing, which looked at ten different products, and found that seven of the 10 contained "penetration enhancers", ingredients that FOE says "...alter skin structure, promoting the uptake of chemicals. This increases the possibility that nanoparticles used in the cosmetics will be absorbed into women's skin." Miller said that FOE is calling "...for a stop to sales of cosmetics that contain nano-ingredients, until the safety science catches up, and new laws are introduced to make companies test the safety of their products and to label all nano-ingredients. We are also calling for public participation in decision making about nanotechnology management." The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Suspect Nano-Ingredients Found in Big Name Cosmetics Summary posted by Meridian on 11/24/2009 Source: Friends of the Earth Australia Author: n/a Friends of the Earth Australia (FOE), a consumer and environmental organization, has found that cosmetics sold by big name brands, including Revlon, Clarins, Clinique, Max Factor, the Body Shop, L'Oréal, By Terry and Lancôme Paris, all contain nanoparticles, but are not labeled as such. Georgia Miller, spokesperson for FOE, said "Friends of the Earth believes that Australian women shouldn't be used as guinea pigs by the big cosmetics companies and the nanotechnology industry....Millions of Australian women wear make-up every day. Yet even in this high exposure nano-product the government does not require companies to test the safety of nano-ingredients – or to label them." FOE commissioned the testing, which looked at ten different products, and found that seven of the 10 contained "penetration enhancers", ingredients that FOE says "...alter skin structure, promoting the uptake of chemicals. This increases the possibility that nanoparticles used in the cosmetics will be absorbed into women's skin." Miller said that FOE is calling "...for a stop to sales of cosmetics that contain nano-ingredients, until the safety science catches up, and new laws are introduced to make companies test the safety of their products and to label all nano-ingredients. We are also calling for public participation in decision making about nanotechnology management." The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.foe.org.au/nano-tech/media/news-items/front-page-news-feed-1/suspec... As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Human Health Risks, Governance, Ethics Materials And Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Materials Nanomaterials: Naturally Occurring Regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific Stakeholders: Government, Industry, NGO Minerals And Metals: Minerals Related Forums: Materials and Manufacturing Metals and Minerals Human Health Risks and Worker Safety Governance Ethics print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.