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- Title
Fresh and Toxic?
- Abstract
The article reports on the study conducted by the University of Washington (UW) regarding the toxicity of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners in the U.S. Researchers found that these products emitted dozens of different chemicals. They discovered that these gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal law, but none of these chemicals were listed on the product's labels. Because of such discovery, the European Union (EU) enacted a legislation requiring products to list 26 fragrance chemicals when they are present above a certain concentration in cosmetic products and detergents, but no similar law exists in the country.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HAZARDOUS substances &; the environment; HAZARDOUS substance exposure; TOXICITY testing; TOXIC substance exposure; CHEMICALS; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; HAZARDOUS substance laws; EUROPEAN Union
- Publication
Science & Children, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
0036-8148
- Publication type
Article