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The risk of developing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity from exposure to photocopiers and laser printers
Posted on Feb 13, 2010 by Susie Collins in Blog, Guest Bloggers, MCS, Worker's Rights
Some persons suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity may have developed their conditions or worsened them due to exposures to the toxic chemicals given off by photocopiers and laser printers in their office jobs.
By guestblogger M.R.E.
The following is information for the readers of The Canary Report concerning potential risks of exposure to photocopiers and laser printers. I have suffered a devastating respiratory condition from exposure to these types of machines, and so I am trying to raise awareness about this health hazard to hopefully receive feedback and get in touch with other persons who suffer the same.
Due to exposure to photocopiers and laser printers, I have suffered a devastating respiratory condition which produces in an extreme degree: difficulty for breathing, chest pain and oppression, fatigue, cough, mucosal dryness, inability to sneeze and plenty of disturbances in the throat, nose, mouth, eyes, skin, stomach and other systems plus an extreme, lasting intolerance to all chemicals in the air. After a lot of troubles it was diagnosed in two university hospitals as non-specific bronchial hyper-reactivity and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). The syndrome was caused by the irritant vapors released by a photocopier and a laser printer in my jobs and this appears very obvious from the full details of my story, too long for this page. Although my illness was initiated within 24 hours of intense exposure to these gases, it has not been officially recognized as occupational for any purpose. As many other sufferers with MCS, I have lived a nightmare of sickness and social neglect, but thanks to my family, who financially and psychologically supported me, I did not fall into marginality and eventual tragedy.
From my own experience of nearly three decades with this problem I see that the following points should be carefully taken into account:
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Request for help composing an advance letter to health care specialists
Posted on Feb 01, 2010 by Susie Collins in Blog, Disability Rights, MCS, Susie Collins
What should be included in a letter to a physician that arrives before WE do?
Elaine Willis, who has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and a host of other illnesses, contacted me for help in composing an advance letter for her health care specialists. She’d love to have input from as many people with MCS as possible. Please leave your thoughts in the comment section.
My family doctor (primary care physician) has asked that I prepare the letter that will go to specialists prior to my first arrival. It needs to elucidate in few words what to do to make my visit safe. It must also explain MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) to a physician who may have had no education about or exposure to a patient with the kind of symptoms I experience. My symptoms can be mild (for me) which may include coughing, asthma, brain fog and increased ataxia (you see I already I have ataxia – the hereditary kind). Or, they can be medium, slurred speech, severe ataxia, altered blood pressure, complete inability to focus or answer questions, stuttering, poor word-finding skills and dizziness. And of course, the biggie… anaphylaxis… and it happens too often.
So, my desire with this post is to engage the assistance of others with MCS. What should be included in a letter to a physician that arrives before WE do? First appointment of the day? No waiting? This is a brainstorm – so all ideas are accepted. I will choose the ones I want for my letter and post it. Maybe it will be useful for others, too!
Please leave your suggestions here in the comment section. Thank you!
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Read more about Elaine here:
Perfume blogger dismisses concerns from a member of our community
Canadian teacher fights for her right to workplace accommodations
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This post was originally published on Elaine’s blog and republished here on The Canary Report with her permission.
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Poster for fragrance-free hospital care
Posted on Jan 26, 2010 by Susie Collins in Blog, Disability Rights, MCS, Susie Collins
This poster was designed as a public service project for patients requiring in-hospital care at hospitals that are still lacking a proper fragrance-free policy for the staff.
The poster comes in two versions: one for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and one for Severe Allergic Asthma. Click here to download either one in print resolution.
I think the posters are FAB, but I knock off a couple points for using the word “allergen” in the MCS poster. As we all know, MCS is not an allergy, it does not have any of the physiological markers of an allergy. But that criticism aside, this poster rocks. I especially love the part where it says, “Patient is not a Fragrance Crash Test Dummy. Don’t just ‘come & see if it affects the patient.’”
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Perfume blogger dismisses concerns from a member of our community
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 by Susie Collins in Blog, MCS, Susie Collins
I love it when people who have absolutely no medical expertise make flippant comments about allergies and sensitivities to chemicals.
Now Smell This: A Blog About Perfume reports on Perfume is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Art World. Angela writes:
I look forward to the day when saying “perfume stinks” is seen as a sign of ignorance. Maybe, instead, that person will lean toward a friend discreetly wearing scent and say, “Your perfume is — interesting. Tell me about it.”
In the comments she writes:
“I know a few people, too, who claim to be allergic to fragrance, but I think they’ve just had a bad reaction standing next to someone soaked in something particularly loud. All of these people can wander into a Marriott or a Hilton, where fragrance is pumped through the air, without a hitch.”
Excuse me, who’s ignorant? I love it when people who have absolutely no medical expertise make sweeping, flippant comments about allergies and sensitivities to chemicals. The truth is many of us with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity cannot wander into a Marriott or Hilton without risking our health. Neither can we visit malls or casinos or walk through an airport without a mask. Scent marketing blocks our access to banks, office buildings and even hospitals.
Now Smell This is a popular blog, and at about comment #180, a member of our community, Elaine Willis, left a comment for Angela:
People who CLAIM to be allergic to perfume most likely are! [Commenter] Klytaemnestra does not understand that someone can develop the sensitivity over time. Although I can appreciate the discussion here, I hope it can be appreciated that for 3 out of 10 people, perfume is a health hazard; and for a smaller but growing number – perfume and other petro-chemically enhanced products, are life-threatening.
Angela obviously thought Elaine was over exaggerating, and so flippantly replied: “Oh my! 3 out of 10 people! I guess I count myself as one of the lucky ones. I’d sure hate to be allergic to perfume when the world is awash in scent–everything from cleaning products to buses to malls and hotels seems to be scented these days.”
When another commenter recommends “a more judicious approach in putting perfume or scent into everything and everywhere,” Angela pronounces,”I think a lot of people don’t even notice it anymore, yet they squawk when they smell it on a person.”
The truth is that the toxicity of modern fragrance formulations is a serious health issue for everyone, not just people with Environmental Illness and/or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
Saying “I think a lot of people don’t even notice it anymore” about what is a serious disability rights issue is 15-20 years behind the times. In America, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, which include sensitivity to modern perfume and fragrance, is recognized as a disability by the Social Security Administration, Housing and Urban Development, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, among others. Click here for a list of published peer-reviewed articles documenting the “realness” of MCS.
This chemical sensitivity condition is not rare and the numbers of people who have it are growing. A national survey found 11.2% of respondents reported increased sensitivities to common chemicals and 2.5% had been medically diagnosed with MCS. Perhaps even more relevant to this discussion here is that this same survey found 31.1% of respondents said that sitting next to someone who was wearing a scented product was “irritating.” So going without perfume in schools, hotels, banks, airports and other public places is a good idea because it improves air quality and reduces potential harm to others as well as yourself.
Toxic modern fragrance is a health issue that affects everyone and a disability rights issue that affects people with respiratory illness including people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Clean air is everybody’s business, and seeing this issue as a fundamental health issue is the only way we will ever get consensus on taking the necessary action to protect everyone.
Now Smell This is a blog with a lot of readers, why not go an tell Angela how you feel about a product made from unregulated toxic chemicals choked with phthalates known to cause reproductive harm and petrochemicals known to trigger asthma, migraines, respiratory distress, central nervous system problems and more. Tell her how you feel when your body is exposed to perfumes in public places and your eyes burn and itch, your throat and limbs swell up, your skin burns, or a migraine is triggered.
I would have forgiven Angela her blog topic had she not been so flippant when Elaine told her that perfume can indeed be life threatening. I wish Angela could experience Multiple Chemical Sensitivity for just one day, it might make her have second thoughts about flipping off someone trying to tell her perfume can be extremely dangerous for a large part of the population.
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New website launched on fragrance-free living
Posted on Jan 15, 2010 by Susie Collins in Blog, Products, Susie Collins
New website warns of the dangers of toxic fragrance in personal care products and other consumer goods.
A new website just came up on my radar about Fragrance-Free Living. It’s run by former auto mechanic David Tywoniuk, who now owns an auto body shop in Edmonton, Canada. He and Judy Sterling put the website together.
Here is a really good reason as to why you might want to try “Fragrance Free Living”. Did you know that the ingredient “Fragrance” used in most of the above products can indicate the presence of up to 4,000 separate, mostly man-made ingredients? Many compounds in fragrance are human toxins and suspected or proven to cause cancer. Symptoms reported include: headaches, dizziness, rashes, skin discolorations, violent coughing and vomiting and allergic skin irritation. Observations by medical doctors have shown that exposure to fragrance can affect the central nervous system, causing depression, hyperactivity, irritability, inability to cope, and other behavioral changes. 100% of perfumes contain toluene, which can cause liver, kidney and brain damage as well as damage to a developing fetus.
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PSA: Disinfectants Horror Show
Posted on Nov 11, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Home & Garden, Media/Videos, Susie Collins
Can too clean be hazardous to your health?
In addition to the video, be sure to read Women’s Voices for the Earth’s report on Disinfectant Overkill, saying disinfectant chemicals have a purpose and place, but should be used sparingly: “Scientific studies have shown that disinfectant chemicals have been linked to chronic health impacts like asthma, hormone imbalance, potential reduced fertility, and immune system problems.”
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French film: Our Children Will Accuse Us
Posted on Aug 05, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Environment, Government Regulation, Media/Videos, Social Justice
French movie: Nos Enfants Nous Accuseront, Our Children Will Accuse Us (with English subtitles) about the affects of agricultural chemicals on children.
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Ask Umbra on Green Cleaning
Posted on Jul 23, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Home & Garden, Media/Videos
Green up your act!
Going green doesnt mean giving up on being clean. Grist advice mistress Umbra Fisk offers up alternatives to chemical-laden cleaning products.
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Canary’s Cry for Wednesday, July 21
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Media/Videos, News, Susie Collins
Two stories we’ve been covering here at The Canary Report have less than happy updates:
Philly.com reports Pennsylvania court upholds ruling to remove “bubble” home, the only safe place for a woman with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. An appeals court has upheld a Lehigh County judge’s ruling that a man must remove a modular housing unit from his property. The Canary Report has been covering the story for the past year. Here’s one of the posts with a video.
The Marin Independent Journal reports San Rafael council OKs antennas near Ecology House. Ecology House is one of the only apartment buildings in the entire U.S. for people with chemical sensitivities. The Canary Report covered this story in January.
In other news:
The Huffington Post reports A New Warning: Air Pollution, the Fetus, and IQ.
In a related op/ed, Melissa Lin Perrella at Natural Resources Defense Council reports on Air Pollution Linked to Premature Birth and Low IQ in Kids.
Common Dreams reports Dangerous Chemicals Threaten America’s Reproductive Health.
Hc2d.co.uk reports on cancer clusters in China’s Huai River basin— an intricate network of rivers, lakes, and fishing villages.
Science Daily reports Fossil Fuel Use Leads To Ozone-Boosting Chemical Reaction. The burning of fossil fuels pumps chemicals into the air that react on surfaces such as buildings and roads to create photochemical smog-forming chlorine atoms.
Reuters reports Drugs Expose Many Premature Babies to Chemicals. Premature babies are often exposed to additives in their medications that could put them at risk of brain and lung damage, according to a new study.
Smart Brief reports Maine makes its list of chemicals hazardous to human health. Environmental officials released a list of about 1,700 chemicals that are commonly used and determined to pose a risk to human health. The list was required under a state law passed last year.
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Posted on Jul 04, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Environment, Media/Videos
Unnecessary air pollution.
©2005 Chris Conway, used with permission.
Link to more information about the toxicity of fireworks.
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How to celebrate by trashing the environment
Posted on Jul 01, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Environment, Susie Collins
Fireworks shows spray out a toxic concoction that rains down quietly into lakes, rivers and bays throughout the country.
It’s not just the air that gets trashed from fireworks displays. Mother Nature Network reports Fourth of July fireworks unleash a shower of toxins into the soil and water, and scientists are only beginning to figure out what that means for human health.
…it’s still not entirely clear how fireworks affect ecological health. While they haven’t been directly linked to any widespread outbreaks of disease, it’s not always easy to pin down why someone developed hypothyroidism, anemia or cancer.
What we do know is that, although they’re fleeting and infrequent, fireworks shows spray out a toxic concoction that rains down quietly into lakes, rivers and bays throughout the country. Many of the chemicals in fireworks are also persistent in the environment, meaning they just stubbornly sit there instead of breaking down. That’s how mercury from coal emissions winds up in fish, and it’s how DDT thinned bald eagles’ eggshells in the ’70s. There’s scant evidence that fireworks are having similar effects, but the possibility has been enough to raise concern in many communities.
Link to full report.
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Choosing better body care products
Posted on Jun 26, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Home & Garden, Personal Care, Products
Under-regulated chemicals are causing concerns for human health and the environment, whether they seep through your skin or wash down your drain.
The Environmental Working Group continues its Healthy Home Tip series with “Choosing Better Body Care Products”:
Dear Supporter,
Most people use around 10 personal care products every day with an average of 126 unique ingredients. We’d like to believe that the government is policing the safety of all of these mixtures we’re putting on our bodies, but they’re not. Instead, these under-regulated chemicals are causing concerns for human health and the environment – whether they seep through your skin or wash down your drain.
We think you deserve better than that. So we’re sending you our Healthy Home Tip Series to make it easier to safeguard your family’s health. This month’s tip is: Choose better body care products.
What makes a body care product “better”?
Better products meet their claims and are free of ingredients that could harm our health or the environment. Labels might claim that a product is “gentle” or “natural,” but with no required safety testing, companies that make personal care products can use almost any chemical they want, regardless of risks. So, always read product labels – especially the ingredient list – before you buy.
Learn how to choose better body care productsWe make these choices as simple as possible on our Healthy Home Tips page, where you’ll learn:
- How to read a label
- How to shop for the grown-ups in the house
- How to find the safest body care products for your kids
Tell your friends about our Healthy Home Tips
We know you’re not the only one who wants to choose better body care products. Tell your friends about our Healthy Home Tip Series so they, too, can be informed when faced with rows of under-regulated products at the store.
Talk to you in a month when we discuss our next Healthy Home Tip: going organic and eating fresh foods.
Thanks for reading,
Lisa Frack
EWG Online OrganizerPS: Last month we introduced this Healthy Home Tips Series. Click here to read about it.
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Exposure to modern fragrance adversely impacts health
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, MCS, Susie Collins
Several studies indicate that 15-30% of the general population report some sensitivity to chemicals, including fragrances, and 4-6% report that chemical intolerance has a major impact on their quality of life.
Healthy House Institute reports on scents and sensitivity with a well-researched, detailed article covering the problems with synthetic fragrance and the impact on health. The full article is well worth your time to read, and I think would be an excellent resource for you to show family, friends or co-workers who do not fully understand Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
While many people enjoy wearing perfumes and using scented products, there is a growing outcry from some people who claim that exposure to certain fragrances, including perfumes and scented products, adversely impacts their health. They report symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty with concentration, and allergy-like symptoms. It has been shown that many asthmatic patients have adverse reactions to perfumes and other fragrances, and some researchers hypothesize that exposure to fragrance may actually cause asthma. People who suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), a health condition in which exposure to one chemical is thought to lead to adverse reactions to other chemicals, claim that exposure to fragrance triggers various symptoms, often to the point that sufferers are incapacitated or must forgo many of their usual activities to avoid exposure.
As information continues to surface on the issue of indoor air pollution, it appears that fragrances may represent part of the problem. Some researchers believe that exposure to the types of chemicals found in many scented products may contribute to the development and exacerbation of sick building syndrome, a health condition allegedly caused by indoor air pollution. The chemicals in perfumes, colognes, and deodorants worn by employees add to the chemical mixtures in indoor air, as do fragrances in cleaning products. In addition, some building owners pump certain fragrances–believed to evoke an emotional response that results in increased work productivity–through office ventilation systems.
Claudia Miller, an associate professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, says that several studies indicate that 15-30% of the general population report some sensitivity to chemicals, including fragrances, and 4-6% report that chemical intolerance has a major impact on their quality of life. Of these people, more than 80% report that exposure to fragrances is bothersome. Miller, who has conducted extensive research on MCS and coauthored the book Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes, adds that many Gulf War veterans reported chemical intolerances since the war, including sensitivity to fragrances.
Link to full article.
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Letter to neighbors about toxic fumes
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Keith Carlson, MCS, Susie Collins
A template for a letter you may use when asking your neighbors to stop using toxic products.
Editor’s Note: Here’s a template for a letter you may use when asking your neighbors to stop using toxic products that drift fumes onto your property and into your home. This letter was written by The Canary Report contributor Keith Carlson, aka Nurse Keith, who blogs at Digital Doorway. Keith and his wife Mary have graciously allowed it to be shared. Thanks, Keith and Mary!
Dear Neighbors,
March greetings! As we look toward the weather finally warming up and Spring settling over New England (yes, Spring is more than just a rumor, folks!), most of us turn our attention to spending more time outdoors, opening our windows, airing out our homes, and preparing for the long-awaited Summer!
For the two of us, the coming of Spring is ever so welcome, but it also brings with it certain health challenges. Some of you may recall a letter that we sent around to some of our abutting neighbors about a year ago. In that letter, we described how we both have developed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)– also known as Environmental Illness (EI) and Chemical Injury– and how it has impacted our lives.
For the uninitiated, MCS is a syndrome that causes the affected individual to be extra sensitive to chemicals, fragrances and other toxins in the environment. While people with MCS are sometimes affected by different substances, the most commonly used chemicals that can severely impact the health of a person with MCS are dryer sheets, laundry detergents, car exhaust, smoke, petroleum products, perfumes, and fragranced personal products of various kinds. Symptoms can range from headache, fatigue and sore throat to respiratory distress, nausea, and neurological disturbances like memory loss, confusion, and emotional distress.
While we are both under treatment for our condition by a medical doctor, the best way to treat MCS is with avoidance of the offending substances, and you can imagine how very difficult that can be in this fragrance- and chemical-saturated world.
You may be wondering why we are writing to you, our neighbors, about this issue. The reason we are writing is that we have found that the fumes emitted from dryer vents can actually cause both of us rather severe symptoms, and those fumes, of course, carry the vaporized and heated fragrances and chemicals that are part and parcel of the dryer sheets that most Americans use when they dry their clothes.
Here is where the science speaks for itself. Unbeknownst to most Americans, the chemical and fragrance industries (which, by the way, are basically the same entity) have been wholly unregulated since World War II. The FDA does not regulate the ingredients in dryer sheets, laundry detergent and other household cleaners and personal care products.
Also, the companies that produce these products are not required to disclose their chemical contents. Next time you pick up a bottle of Tide, see if the ingredients are listed on the bottle. Chances are, the ingredients in Tide that are known carcinogens and neurotoxins have been conveniently left off of the list!
For your information, here are just some of the undisclosed ingredients in most commercial dryer sheets: formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, benzyl acetate, methyl benzoate, and many others, almost all of which cause neurological or other symptoms.
So, again, why should we be writing to you about this issue, aside from warning you of the potential health risks to you and your family when you use these products? Well, the fact is that we are in the very difficult position wherein we must inhale the fumes from our immediate neighbors’ dryer vents, and those fumes have a very unfortunate impact on our health. And as Spring comes and we open the windows of our home to let in the fresh air, our home is then filled with the chemical fumes that make us feel sick. How do we enjoy the benefit of opening our windows to the fresh air when we are then subject to fumes that make us sick?
Adding to the conundrum, we are often unable to spend time in our yard or on our porch due to the chemical fragrances wafting into our yard from nearby homes, including fresh lighter fluid being used to light charcoal. Sometimes we are made ill just by getting out of our car and walking to our homes due to dryer exhaust. It is a sad reality that we have been dealing with for some time now in “the Fields.”
So, dear neighbors , we are not expressly asking that you cease the use of your favorite fragranced laundry products, since it is indeed your right and choice to use them or not. We are, however, asking as your neighbors to please consider the possibility of switching to fragrance-free dryer sheets or even Trader Joes’ lavender dryer sheets, certainly a lesser evil as far as we’re concerned.
We do not wish to infringe on your individual or collective privacy, but we do ask that you consider that a ubiquitously used product is causing two of your physical symptoms and illness that we simply cannot control (and, of course, wish we could make disappear altogether!)
Also, if you use charcoal lighter fluid, we beg you to call us and notify us before you light up so we can close up our home, otherwise those toxic fumes cause a red alert for us, the results of which can zap our health for days.
Thank you for your attention and your patience in reading this long letter, and please feel free to contact us with questions or comments. We also attach recent research regarding the dangers of air fresheners that may be silently impacting your own family’s health. We’ve included additional information that we hope will be educational.
Yours Sincerely,
Keith and Mary
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Researchers show common household products are poisoning us
Posted on May 09, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Media/Videos, Research
Seven toxic chemicals show up in high levels in blood and urine tests conducted on volunteers.
Health Zone reports two researchers directly dosed themselves by eating certain common foods and using familiar chemical-laden products, then underwent blood tests.
Commonplace things – an upholstered chair, deodorant, non-stick cookware, stain-repellent clothing, bath toys – are poisoning us.
That’s the message in Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health by Rick Smith, executive director of Environmental Defence, and Bruce Lourie, environmentalist and president of the Ivey Foundation. They write about seven troubling substances showing up in high levels in blood and urine tests conducted on volunteers.
As an experiment, Smith and Lourie directly dosed themselves by eating certain common foods and using familiar chemical-laden products, then underwent blood tests. The Toronto-based environmentalists talked to the Toronto Star about the test results and the toxicity of tuna and toy boxes.
Why be guinea pigs?Smith: In our Toxic Nation campaign, we’ve now tested 50 people across the country and everybody has the same questions: How did this get into me? What can I do to prevent it? They want specific answers. So it was a desire to answer those questions, to manipulate the levels of pollutants in our own bodies in real time and demonstrate cause and effect.
What did you take and what were the results?[...]
Smith: Phthalates are associated with fragrance in personal care products. I steer away from scented products, but for this research I showered for two days with highly scented products – soaps, shampoo, conditioner, shaving products – all brand names off the drugstore shelf that millions of people use every day. As a result, my levels of monoethyl phthalate (MEP), one of the most common, went up 22 times.
These products also contained triclosan, present as an “antibacterial” agent. My levels for that went through the roof, increasing 2,900 times.
For bisphenol A, I mostly ate for two days canned food reheated in plastic containers in the microwave and drank out of a polycarbonate baby bottle. My bisphenol A levels went up more than seven times.
Link to full report at Health Zone.
Thanks, Linda!
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