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The Council Responds to Biomonitoring Study

In regards to fragrance in personal care products.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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On Dec. 2, 2009, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released the results of a biomonitoring study it commissioned that examined the umbilical cord blood of 10 American infants.EWG alleges that the test found a number of chemicals in the cord blood of the newborns, including fragrances used in personal care products, and that this sample produces sufficient evidence that American children are being prenatally exposed to dangerous substances that may have lifelong consequences. John Bailey,...

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