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Much Ado About Trace Chemicals

NY bill tries to eliminate 1,4-dioxane in cleaners, cosmetics.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The home of the LIE, the Amityville Horror and a host of serial killers like David Berkowitz and Joel Rifkin, insists it is grappling with a new terror, 1,4-dioxane in cosmetics and household products. Long Island Assemblyman Steven Englebright (D-Setauket) introduced a bill that would prohibit cleaning and personal care products from containing the notorious chemical byproduct—except in trace amounts. Of course, personal care and cleaning products already only contain trace amounts of the mater...

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