Demand Disclosure of Toxic Fragrance Chemicals!
A federal labeling loophole allows manufacturers to hide unlabeled, unregulated toxic fragrance ingredients in the products they sell. This is a huge problem.
Dozens – sometimes even hundreds – of chemicals can hide in beauty and personal care products that contain fragrance. Many of these fragrance chemicals are linked to harm to human health. In fact, nearly a third of all fragrance chemicals used make scents are either known to be toxic, or considered potentially toxic by scientists around the world. And as new product testing reveals, these toxic fragrance chemicals are indeed being widely used in household products.
We all have a right to expect that the beauty and personal care products we buy are safe. Ingredients linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive harm must be labeled so that consumers can make informed buying decisions.
The vast and growing $70 billion global fragrance industry is entirely unregulated. No federal law checks the safety of fragrance chemicals or requires labeling of fragrance ingredients for consumers or even disclosure to regulatory agencies.
A new bill introduced by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) could close the fragrance labeling loophole that lets companies sell products laden with hidden toxic chemicals, without your knowledge or consent!
Her bill, the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2018, is the only federal cosmetic safety bill that calls for full fragrance ingredient disclosure to consumers and salon workers. The bill also requires supply chain transparency, industry data sharing to address the lack of safety data available for fragrance ingredients, and stricter oversight of the entirely self-regulated fragrance industry.
Our elected officials can swiftly reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals in personal care products by supporting this bill.
Take action today to urge your U.S. Representative to close the fragrance labeling loophole by co-sponsoring and supporting the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2018.