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The Compact for Safe Cosmetics

THE FACE OF THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY IS CHANGING… LEARN HOW SOME FORWARD-THINKING COSMETICS COMPANIES ARE GIVING THEMSELVES A MAKEOVER ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

IN TWO-THOUSAND THREE, THE EUROPEAN UNION BANNED THE SALE OF COSMETICS CONTAINING SUSPECTED CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXINS, BUT THESE CHEMICALS ARE STILL USED EXTENSIVELY IN PRODUCTS ON THE U-S MARKET.

NOW MORE THAN EIGHT-HUNDRED COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SIGNED A VOLUNTARY PLEDGE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL IN EVERY MARKET MEET THE STRICTER EUROPEAN STANDARDS. 

CONCERNED CONSUMERS CAN FIND THE COMPANIES ONLINE AT SAFE COSMETICS DOT ORG.  BUT CINDY LUPPI OF CLEAN WATER ACTION, A BOSTON-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, CAUTIONS THAT WE CAN’T SIMPLY SHOP OUR WAY OUT OF THE PROBLEM.

LUPPI: SO WE’RE ALSO WORKING TOWARD NEW STANDARDS AND NEW LAWS THAT WILL HELP ALL COMPANIES PROVIDE SAFER PRODUCTS FOR THE MARKETPLACE.

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