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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://cin.ci/19sRqx3">http://cin.ci/19sRqx3</a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold">P&G halts use of 2 chemicals in personal care products<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="#999999" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999;font-weight:bold">ENQUIRER EXCLUSIVE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="#666666" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666">Sep. 7, 2013 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">Procter & Gamble is phasing out the use of two chemicals by 2014 from its beauty
and personal care products.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">Activist groups have targeted P&G and other manufacturers of consumer products
to end the use of phthalates and triclosan, chemicals that advocates say have been linked to birth defects and infertility.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">“We made a strategic choice to exit the use of these two ingredients for a couple
of reasons, including feedback from some of the people who use our products,” said Dr. Scott Heid, a company spokesman.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">The company recently updated its timetable for discontinuing the chemicals’ use
on its web site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">The company says the chemicals are safe and approved by regulators.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">P&G says it will stop use of diethyl phthalate (DEP), the only phthalate it still
uses. The chemical evaporates slowly and helps scents and colors last longer in products such as soap and shampoo.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">Other types of phthalates called DBP and DEHP have been banned by the European
Union and dropped by consumer product companies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">The consumer products giant also says it will stop using triclosan, an ingredient
that slows or stops the growth of germs such as bacteria and mildew. P&G uses the antibacterial chemical in some of its dish soap, professional hand soap and other personal care products.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">Advocates cheered the move and urged other consumer product companies to follow
P&G’s example.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">“The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics congratulates P&G for taking bold and globally
significant action to protect the health of its 4.8 billion consumers,” said Janet Nudelman, program director at the Breast Cancer Fund and co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><font size="2" color="#2c2c2c" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C">“This is one of the most significant steps taken by a major market player to remove
harmful chemicals in common consumer products,” said Andy Igrejas, executive director of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. ”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Deborah L. DeBiasi</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><b><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold">Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></font></b><b><i><font size="2" color="red"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">WEB site address:
<a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/">www.deq.virginia.gov</a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Office of Water Permits
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx">http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx</a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Location: 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PH: 804-698-4028 FAX: 804-698-4032<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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