Consumer Alert: Natural products contaminated with cancer ...

March 16, 2008

yup....i get the organic consumer's letter...they're from Minnesota.

In a message dated 3/15/2008 9:39:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robert-blau writes:

insider (AT) naturalnews (DOT) com(NaturalNews) NaturalNews / NewsTarget Insider Alert (www.NaturalNews.com)newsletter Dear NaturalNews / NewsTarget readers,This is a NaturalNews consumer alert: Yesterday morning, the Organic Consumers Association announced it hadfound the cancer-causing chemical 1,4-dioxane in about half of theso-called "natural" and "organic" consumer care products it tested,including brands like Jason, Alba, 365 and many others. NaturalNews was there at the press conference, and we actually recordedthe entire press conference and posted the audio for you at:http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.htmlWe're also interviewing the Organic Consumers Association's ExecutiveDirector, Ronnie Cummins, later today and we'll be posted that interviewas soon as possible.Our feature story today reveals the full extent of the study, and itlists the actual product brand names you should now avoid. We also listthe actual ingredients to watch out for on the labels of personal careproducts, including so-called "natural" or "organic" products.This is a must-read report for anyone wishing to protect themselves (andtheir families) from cancer-causing chemicals in "natural" and "organic"products. Please forward this to a friend, family member or co-workerwho needs to know this information.Please note that there ARE safe products in the natural category.They're listed in the story, too (see first link, below). They includecompanies like Dr. Bronner's. Read the story to find out which productswere found to be free from contamination with 1,4-dioxane.Health: Natural Consumer Products Found Contaminated with Cancer-Causing1,4-Dioxane in Groundbreaking Analysis Released by OCAA cancer-causing compound called 1,4-dioxane has been found in some ofthe most commonly used petroleum-based cosmetics by a study commissionedby the Organic Consumers Association, including products from Kiss MyFace, Nutribiotic, Jason, Ecover, Citrus...http://www.naturalnews.com/022846.html It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance.