E-cigarettes, e-hookah banned in State
The State Government has now banned e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) like e-Sheesha, e-hookah and heat-not-burn tobacco device. The Government issued a notification
Cosmetics
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Petition filed in the Court of the City of St. Louis State of Missouri regarding linkage between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, 23/06/2014
<p>Petition filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis State of Missouri in the matter of Angie Wait & Others Vs Johnson & Johnson dated 23/06/2014 regarding linkage between talcum powder
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Support for ban on import of animal tested cosmetics
Humane Society International (HIS)/India’s Be Cruelty Free campaign has submitted a petition signed by more than 70,000 people, supporting the proposed import ban on cosmetics tested on animals abroad.
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Beijing commission to evaluate food, drug safety
Beijing set up a commission on Tuesday to assess food and drug safety in the capital city, as scandals continue to erode public confidence. The commission focuses on issues in four categories: food safety,
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Illinois bans microbeads in cosmetics and soaps
Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Sunday that he says gives Illinois the distinction as the first state in the nation to ban the sale and manufacture of soaps and cosmetics containing microbeads. Synthetic
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Hidden threat: Tiny plastic beads in cosmetics
Millions of people are unwittingly pouring hundreds of tonnes of tiny plastic beads down the drain. These can persist in the environment for more than 100 years, and have been found to contaminate a wide
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Safer? Not always: The myth of herbal
The 'herbal' tag might not always mean 'harmless', say experts, thanks to undefined laws, a lack of regulation and the mostly passive Indian consumer. A recent survey of leading cosmetic brands by the
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Presence of heavy metals in cosmetic products- Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 18/02/2014
Statement of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2560 for 10th February, 2014, asked by Dr. Chandan Mitra regarding presence of heavy metals in cosmetic products.
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Companies put up pretty face as CSE cries toxic makeup
Activist body found high levels of mercury in products such as fairness creams and chromium and nickel in lipsticks Multinationals such as Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and L’Oreal and local companies such as Colorbar Cosmetics and Emami have contested the claims by activist group Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the levels of metals like mercury, chromium and nickel in their products.
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Fairness cream loaded with toxic metals, L’Oreal, Blossom Kochhar, P&G, Hindustan Unilever found 'guilty': CSE survey
A new study by the NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday said that several popular cosmetics are loaded with toxic heavy metals such as mercury and nickel. CSE’s Pollution Monitoring
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Study finds toxic metals in fairness creams, lipsticks
Popular cosmetic products, including fairness creams and lipsticks, contain mercury, chromium and nickel, according to a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) here on Wednesday.