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Montreal Gazette: 'Secret' Chemicals in Perfumes Could Pose Health Risks

Montreal Gazette, Sarah Schmidt - Canwest News Service
Published May 12, 2010

Many brand-name perfumes and colognes contain undisclosed chemicals not listed on the labels and substances that haven't been assessed for safety by the beauty industry's own review panels, according to a new study that suggests there could be a health cost to smelling nice. The Toronto-based Environmental Defence teamed up with California's Campaign for Safe Cosmetics to test 17 fragrances. Of 91 ingredients identified by the laboratory tests or product labels, the study said that 19 have been reviewed by the Cosmetics Ingredient Review and 27 have been assessed by the International Fragrance Association and the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, which develop voluntary standards for chemicals used in fragrance. The test results also show 38 "secret" chemicals not listed on labels in all 17 products assessed. Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Secret+chemicals+perfumes+could+po...
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