Revisiting Formaldehyde in Personal Care Products
As you might imagine, we try to keep a close eye on the news here at Formaldehyde Facts, and we couldn't help but notice how the Dallas Morning News reached back into the 2009 news archive to revive some scaremongering from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics on the presence of formaldehyde in personal care products like shampoos and lotions. You'll recall that back in March of last year, the Environmental Working Group set off a media firestorm by claiming that children were at risk.
To remind everyone, here's what FCI Executive Director Betsy Natz said on the same day that the Campaign held their press conference in Washington:
"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. This is just another example of an activist group using scare tactics to achieve its radical political agenda. In this case, during rough economic times, the activists are seeking to scare young parents away from perfectly safe products that they have purchased with their hard-earned money.
"Parents can rest easy that formaldehyde is among the most studied substances in the marketplace today. It helps to ensure the safety of products used by our children by preventing harmful microorganisms from contaminating and spoiling those products. Government safety agencies in the U.S. and Europe allow the use of formaldehyde in personal care products and cosmetics because of the significant safety benefits offered by this important substance."
JOE B
February 9th 2010
How in heaven’s name can you assert that formaldehyde is safe?
I would like to see the head of your organization live in one of the trailers that victims of Katrina had to live in.
Your organization reminds me of the tobacco industry and how they suggested smoking is safe.
Joe B
You are lying.
February 10th 2010
Formaldehyde is used in embalming dead bodies! It is not safe for us, our children and the environment!
Formaldehyde is known to be a carcinogen. In California, it is even registered as a carcinogen under prop 65! Think about it.
What you are claiming is “scaremongering” is actually truth. How do you live knowing that you are killing people, seemingly on purpose!