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Cosmetics Ingredients Under-Regulated in Canada

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Canada lags behind the U.S. and the E.U. in regulating cosmetic ingredients and labelling requirements.
 
Many ingredients have not been tested for safety or are proven dangerous such as coal tar, formaldehyde and silica.
 
Potential health risks include cancer and infertility.
 
This is a long article with much information about regulations in different countries and the chemicals used in cosmetics.

The great cosmetics debate

Ottawa Citizen - 3/5/2006 12:41 PM

Almost one million Canadians, mostly women, are harmed each year because of bad reactions to the cosmetics and toiletries they use to cleanse their bodies and rejuvenate their skin. According to documents from Health Canada, consumers frequently suffer bad reactions -- ranging from minor to severe -- because they don't know what is in their personal-care products.
 
And Canadians won't know until the end of next year when Canada catches up to the U.S. and the European Union by requiring manufacturers to list ingredie
 
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