How safe are your cosmetics?

Did you know: the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics, and only 11 percent of the 10,500 ingredients FDA has documented in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry's review panel.

www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep

The Chemical Home!

Babies are born with toxic chemical already contaminating their bodies. These man made chemicals come from household products we use in our everyday lives. THEY DONT NEED TO BE THERE!

www.greenpeace.org.uk/Products/Toxics/index.cfm

Real Food Campaign

In the race to cut production costs in UK farming, important food and environmental safety concerns are being forgotten.

www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food/issues/food_safety/index.html

Climate change

Floods in Mozambique. Forest fires in Indonesia. Hurricanes in Florida. Storms in the UK.

www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/issues/climate_change/index.html

The Chemical Legacy

This report completes the loop of chemical exposure. It illustrate that chemicals found in consumer products are likely to be having a detrimental effect on the health of children and the population at large.

www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?ucidparam=20031017165546&CFID= 3883759&CFTOKEN=64315008&MenuPoint=D-C

Poisoning the Unborn

Amsterdam, Netherlands — The umbilical cord is more than a prenatal lifeline: it's also the unborn child's link to the toxic burden of our planet. According to new research by Greenpeace and WWF UK, the toxic chemicals in our cell phones, our computers, our perfumes, our shaving cream, and our clothes are also present in our children.

www.greenpeace.org/international/news/poisoning-the-unborn111?&
CFID=3883759&CFTOKEN=64315008&MenuPoint=D-C

Greenpeace Housedust Survey/ Consuming chemicals

Greenpeace has published a scientific investigation into toxic chemicals in house dust, revealing their widespread presence in homes across the UK.

www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?ucidparam=
20030430093800&
CFID=3883759&CFTOKEN=64315008&MenuPoint=D-

Womens Environemtal Network - Get Lippy Article

The human desire to look, smell and feel good is one of our oldest and most ingrained. For centuries, people have used cosmetics* to enhance their appearance. But nowadays we are told that our body is no longer a temple, but
merely a wild animal which must be tamed, or a canvas on which to paint.

http://www.wen.org.uk/cosmetics/index.htm