Formaldehyde Facts
Formaldehyde Facts is FCI's small space on the Web to talk about formaldehyde. We'll do our best to separate fact from fiction, and cut through all the clutter you get from the mainstream media when it comes to the industrial uses of the molecule, one of the most versatile industrial chemicals known to man.
Unraveling the Science Behind the Hysteria at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
March 31, 2009
Looking out over the Web this past week, we continue to see stories that are uncritically parroting the findings of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, No More Toxic Tub. It can be baffling to say the least, but thankfully there are a number of sources that have taken the time to unravel the science — or lack thereof — behind such a bogus...
More Distortions on Formaldehyde and Textiles
March 27, 2009
Earlier today at the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the newspaper posted its weekly Green Tip for its readers that the paper excerpts from The Green Guide. The following line caught my eye:
[A]void textiles touted as permanent press, crease-resistant, shrink-proof, stretch-proof or waterproof. Some of these treatment processes can release...
Blogger Condemns Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
March 26, 2009
We're exactly three weeks past the initial publication of No More Toxic Tub, a report from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics that reported that a number of personal care products for children contained formaldehdye. Over at The Beauty Brains, the blog recently received a press release from a company that was trying to market its product on the back...
Debunking the Victoria’s Secret Story. Again.
March 24, 2009
In yesterday's regular sweep of news clips, I came across a mention of a piece from Global TV in Canada concerning the Victoria's Secret law suit and formaldehyde. Rather than re-hash the whole story, I'll just embed the rebuttal video we posted on the story back in late 2008.
One wonders why the intrepid reporters at Global TV didn't bother to...
The Last Word on the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
March 24, 2009
It's been 11 days since the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics launched its international scare campaign concerning formaldehyde and personal care products for babies. The news has traveled around the world, and has finally petered out now that the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration in China issued a finding that Johnson's Baby Shampoo, one of the...
Fox News on Formaldehyde and Baby Care Products
March 18, 2009
A couple of days back, we pointed to a story about formaldehyde and baby care products that was being fronted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Since then, we've seen a tidal wave of coverage, much of which, thankfully, at least included responses from both the Personal Care Products Council and Johnson and Johnson, one of their most prominent...
FCI Statement on Report Concerning Formaldehyde and Children’s Bath and Personal Products
March 12, 2009
As a follow-on to this morning's post concerning formaldehyde and children's personal care products, the following is an official statement from FCI's Executive Director, Betsy Natz:
"The claims made today by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics about the presence of formaldehyde in commonly used baby products are not only bogus, but also shameful....
Personal Care Products Council Fires Back on Alarmist Report on Baby Bath Products
March 12, 2009
This morning in Washington, D.C., a group calling itself the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report entitled No More Toxic Tub: Getting Contaminants Out of Children's Bath & Personal Care Products. In particular, formaldehyde was named as one of those contaminants.
However, despite the fact that the report was embargoed until this morning,
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