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Dangerous hormone found in care products
By Wang Qingchu |
October 15, 2010, Friday
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A cancer-causing hormone that could impair fertility was found in a large portion of personal care products, cosmetics and perfumes tested in a research report.
A total of 12 perfumes, accounting for 92.3 percent of the sample pool, were discovered to contain phthalate acid esters (PAEs), an environmental hormone which can disrupt human's reproduction capabilities, a research report conducted by the Beijing Disease Prevention and Control Center showed.
The PAEs-positive percentage for skincare products and shampoos were 47.1 percent and 30.0 percent, respectively, the report said, China News Service reported Friday.
The wide usage of the chemical in plastic packaging and cosmetics have aroused global questioning because it can disrupt endocrine hormone levels and possibly lead to cell mutation, deformity and cancer, said Li Jie, the compiler of the report. The European Union and the United States have listed PAEs on the black list of pollutants.
However, the exposure of the cancer-inducing substance won't play a long-term role on the quality inspection of cosmetics. China has no regulation on the level of PAEs and consumers can?t see their amount on product labels, a professor of Tsinghua University said.
Products containing PAEs won't be ordered to be pulled off shelves at present because there is no law regulating the standard method to detect the products' toxicity, Li said.
A total of 12 perfumes, accounting for 92.3 percent of the sample pool, were discovered to contain phthalate acid esters (PAEs), an environmental hormone which can disrupt human's reproduction capabilities, a research report conducted by the Beijing Disease Prevention and Control Center showed.
The PAEs-positive percentage for skincare products and shampoos were 47.1 percent and 30.0 percent, respectively, the report said, China News Service reported Friday.
The wide usage of the chemical in plastic packaging and cosmetics have aroused global questioning because it can disrupt endocrine hormone levels and possibly lead to cell mutation, deformity and cancer, said Li Jie, the compiler of the report. The European Union and the United States have listed PAEs on the black list of pollutants.
However, the exposure of the cancer-inducing substance won't play a long-term role on the quality inspection of cosmetics. China has no regulation on the level of PAEs and consumers can?t see their amount on product labels, a professor of Tsinghua University said.
Products containing PAEs won't be ordered to be pulled off shelves at present because there is no law regulating the standard method to detect the products' toxicity, Li said.
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