[Pharmwaste] Effort to Regulate Chemicals in Personal Care Products Commended

[Deborah DeBiasi]

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The Endocrine Society applauded the reintroduction of a Senate bill that
would give government regulators needed authority to protect consumers from
exposure to hazardous endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in cosmetics
and other personal care products.

The Personal Care Products Safety Act, co-sponsored by U.S. Sens. Dianne
Feinstein and Susan Collins, would set a rigorous safety standard for
personal care products and provide the public with more information about
the chemicals in the products they are purchasing. The Society and its
18,000 members, including researchers studying the health risks of
endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure, are leading efforts to enact
science-based policies that would protect the public from these chemicals.


“Soaps, lotions, cosmetics and other personal care products contain known
endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including phthalates, parabens and the
antibacterial triclosan,” said Heather Patisaul, Ph.D., a member of the
Society’s Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals Advisory Group. “Current chemical
testing and labeling rules do not adequately inform or protect consumers
from the long-term health risks these chemicals pose, particularly to
pregnant women and children.”


An EDC is a chemical or mixture of chemicals that can cause adverse health
effects by interfering with hormones in the body. There are more than
85,000 manufactured chemicals, of which thousands may be EDCs. EDCs are
found in everyday products and throughout the environment. EDC-related
health outcomes include male reproductive disorders, premature death,
obesity and diabetes, neurological impacts, breast cancer, female
reproductive disorders, prostate cancer and thyroid disorders.


The bill’s reintroduction comes days after the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) announced new steps it is taking to better monitor
cosmetic safety within the existing limitations of its authority. Under the
current law governing cosmetic safety, which dates to 1938, manufacturers
are not legally required to test their products for safety.


The Personal Care Products Safety Act calls for some chemicals found in
shampoo, deodorant, cosmetics and other personal care products to be
reviewed for safety for the first time. Under the proposed legislation,
propyl paraben and diethyl phthalate—potential EDCs linked to reproductive
system disorders and breast cancer—would be two of the initial five
chemicals designated for review.


The Society supports the legislation’s provisions to arm the FDA with the
necessary authority and fees to properly regulate personal care products.


“These measures will create a safer marketplace for personal care products
and reduce the public health threat posed by EDCs,” Patisaul said.

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