Fact or Crap? Which Do You Believe?
The facts that are placed before you or the misinformation? Is it fact or crap? Which do you believe?
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Logic, Lead, Lipstick and Legislation
I’m taking a moment to step away from the science behind what’s going on lately in the cosmetics industry and the media to examine the logical side of it.
Lead Astray by the “Campaign For Scaring Consumers”
A recent FDA study of the lead content in 400 lipsticks found that lead concentrations ranged between 0.02 parts per million (ppm) and 7.17ppm.
You Don’t Need a “Market Shift” to Buy Safe Cosmetics
The new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report claims that “industry [can] put virtually any chemical into cosmetics with … no monitoring of health effects.” This statement is misleading at best
Lavender Oil and Negative Innuendo
Environmental Working Group (EWG) research assistant suggests that lavender oil may be unsafe, saying: “the science is still evolving and safety can’t be assumed.” The science is still evolving? Isn’t that true of anything? Are we just sowing the seeds of doubt here?
The True Story of Cosmetics: Exposing the Risks of the Smear Campaign
CEI releases the first of a series of studies on chemicals and the precautionary principle.
Legislation Watching in California – A Full Time Job
In the state of California, there are a total of 5 bills that in one way or another either touch on cosmetics or work on topics that are closely related.
Bill H02361 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I wanted to give those of you a heads up about some draft legislation in Massachusetts. This bill is currently scheduled for a hearing on September 13, 2011.
EWG: The Endlessly Wrong Group
The group’s formula to a scare campaign is to point to the presence of a chemical without credibly establishing that there’s any actual harm (which is what really matters).
