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Tests Find Cancer-Causing Chemical In 98 Personal Care Products
Consumerist ^ | August 27, 2013

Posted on 08/27/2013 3:50:06 PM PDT by SMGFan

Cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA) is a chemically-modified form of coconut oil, sometimes used as a thickener or foaming agent in a number of products. It has also been listed by the state of California as a known carcinogen, meaning manufacturers are required to include a warning on the label. But recent tests found 98 shampoos, soaps, and other personal care products, that contain the chemical but don’t have any warning.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: cancer; shampoo; uscancer
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I cannot believe anything the state of California decides.
1 posted on 08/27/2013 3:50:06 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

I believe the exact opposite of everything California decides.


2 posted on 08/27/2013 3:54:12 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: SMGFan

You only get cancer from this if you live in California.


3 posted on 08/27/2013 3:54:33 PM PDT by jps098
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To: SMGFan

Once in CA I noticed a sign in our hotel parking garage. It said the area may contain chemicals know to CA to cause cancer.


4 posted on 08/27/2013 3:56:28 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: SMGFan

On an aside, I just received a shipment of Sodium Tripolyphosphate and now my wash is cleaner!

I already use Commercial Cascade for my dishes.

TAKE THAT CALIFORNIA!

Whew! I feel better now that I got that off my chest!

P.S. Everyone who has ever visited - or lived in - California is going to die...


5 posted on 08/27/2013 3:59:02 PM PDT by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: SMGFan
It has also been listed by the state of California as a known carcinogen,

Keep out of California everything down to the beach sand causes cancer.

(No I am not joking)

6 posted on 08/27/2013 3:59:59 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins)
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To: SMGFan

They need to start investigating dihydrogen monoxide. How many more deaths will we tolerate?


7 posted on 08/27/2013 4:02:15 PM PDT by thesharkboy (posting without reading the article since 1998)
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To: jps098

superb!


8 posted on 08/27/2013 4:02:58 PM PDT by edwinland
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To: SMGFan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IARC_Group_2B_carcinogens

Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 2B: The agent (mixture) is possibly carcinogenic to humans. The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are possibly carcinogenic to humans.

This category is used for agents, mixtures and exposure circumstances for which there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

It may also be used when there is inadequate evidence of carcinogenicity in humans but there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

In some instances, an agent, mixture or exposure circumstance for which there is inadequate evidence of carcinogenicity in humans but limited evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals together with supporting evidence from other relevant data may be placed in this group.


9 posted on 08/27/2013 4:03:04 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (The best War on Terror News is at rantburg.com)
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To: SMGFan

The dose makes the poison.


10 posted on 08/27/2013 4:03:54 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: neverdem

ping


11 posted on 08/27/2013 4:09:05 PM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
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Only Five Days until
September.

Please donate today.

12 posted on 08/27/2013 4:13:21 PM PDT by RedMDer (http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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To: BBB333

I have visited! Arrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh


13 posted on 08/27/2013 4:15:04 PM PDT by xp38
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To: SMGFan

Screw California.


14 posted on 08/27/2013 4:18:02 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the people. T Jefferson)
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Screw California. They once passed a law banning “dihydrogen monoxide” (H2O).


15 posted on 08/27/2013 4:19:19 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the people. T Jefferson)
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Watch Dumb Americans Sign Petition To ‘Support Obama And Repeal The 5th Amendment’
http://personalliberty.com/2013/08/26/watch-dumb-americans-sign-petition-to-support-obama-and-repeal-the-5th-amendment/


16 posted on 08/27/2013 4:28:23 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: SMGFan

I saw one product on that list that has been in my home at one point during the past 10 years.


17 posted on 08/27/2013 4:33:24 PM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: SMGFan

Easy fix - don’t bathe.


18 posted on 08/27/2013 4:47:46 PM PDT by bgill (This reply was mined before it was posted.)
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To: SMGFan

this is why I am taking ISAGENIX products
We are killing ourselves with all these chemicals in our food supply and the goods that absorb into our skin


19 posted on 08/27/2013 4:55:03 PM PDT by RaceBannon (Lk 16:31 And he said unto him If they hear not Moses and the prophets neither will theybe persuaded)
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To: TurboZamboni

And the bad thing is that their votes count as much as the most well read, well informed conservative.


20 posted on 08/27/2013 5:06:32 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the people. T Jefferson)
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