OAN’s Stephanie Meyers
11:22am – Friday, May 10, 2024
Two House members have introduced bipartisan legislation to ban toxic chemicals from cosmetics and personal care products.
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It was announced by Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) and Representative Yadira Carabeo (D-Colorado). Act on the Prohibition of Hazardous Chemical Substances in Cosmetics on friday. It aims to amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare cosmetics and sunscreens containing parabens as foreign substances.
“The parabens in our products are causing a lot of damage. They’re in our sunscreens, lotions, and especially our cosmetics, and we’re not doing anything about it. It’s outrageous,” Luna said in a YouTube video.
Luna went on to explain how cosmetics and personal care products containing dangerous chemicals are sold to Americans with little regulation.
Caraveo, the doctor, said he was concerned about potentially harmful parabens, which can cause skin cancer, hormonal disorders and even birth defects.
“The tragic reality is that nearly every adult in the United States shows signs of paraben contamination,” Carabeo wrote.
Rep. Troy Neals (R-Texas) also joined the bipartisan duo as an original co-sponsor of the bill, citing his support as a father of three daughters.
“It is deeply concerning that our country is not taking steps to protect consumers from harmful chemicals like parabens in cosmetics,” Nehls wrote.
In recent years, researchers have sounded the alarm about carcinogenic and potentially toxic chemicals in a variety of products, including sunscreen, dry shampoo, and deodorant.
Experts believe this explains the growing consumer demand for “clean” products free of chemicals such as parabens, sulfates and phthalates.
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