Baby Shampoo Poisoning Our Kids?

February 9th, 2010 | Tags:
For more information here some links www.source1news.com Methylene chloride if you had been exposed to this stuff you get increased risk of developing cancer, adverse effects on the heart, central nervous system and liver, and skin or eye irritation. Exposure may occur through breathing, by absorption through the skin, or through contact with the skin. MC is a solvent, which is used in many different types of work activities, such as paint stripping, polyurethane foam manufacturing, and cleaning and degreasing. So I am wonder how this stuff ended up being in childrens shampoo, OSHA knew about this stuff and established controls of occupational exposure. Now we find that Johnson's Baby shampoo and Wal-Marts Equate Tearless Baby wash both contain methylene chloride, banned by the US Food and Drug Administration in cosmetics Symptoms of being exposed to this stuff are effects on the central nervous system, headaches, disorientation, dizziness, fatigue, and decreased attention span; skin effects such as chapping, erythema, cracked skin, or skin burns; and cardiac effects such as chest pain or shortness of breath. So we all assumed that baby shampoo was safe for our kids and we find that they are being poisoned and have risks of getting cancer. A federal judge in New Jersey has allowed two proposed class action lawsuits to proceed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Johnson & Johnson over the sale of children's shampoo and baby wash allegedly containing a toxin linked to cancer <b>...</b>
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