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"The Secret Chemicals in Perfume Are About To Be Unbottled" [1]

"SC Johnson will be the first large company to disclose all fragrance ingredients in products. Could this be the end of trade-secret protection for the fragrance industry? "

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [7], 10/16/2014
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"When It Comes To Food Packaging, What We Don’t Know Could Hurt Us" [8]

"Recent analyses raise disturbing questions about the health and environmental effects of the stuff that encases our edibles."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Food [9]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Ensia [10], 10/14/2014
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"California Becomes First State To Ban Plastic Bags" [11]

"Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday that makes California the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags."

Consumer [3]
Public [5]
California [12]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [13], 10/01/2014
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"Crest Will Eliminate Microbeads From Its Toothpastes" [14]

"Procter & Gamble, the maker of Crest, has just pledged to eliminate microbeads from its toothpastes by March 2016."

Consumer [3]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Yahoo! [17], 09/25/2014
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"Fair-Trade Condoms: Latex That Lets You Love The World" [18]

"Finding the right condom just got a little bit more like finding a good cabbage."

Consumer [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [19], 09/22/2014
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"Flame Retardant in Furniture Poses Danger, Duke Study Shows" [20]

"Indications are growing that some of the most comfortable resting places in your home – your couch, your bed’s mattress – could be a health hazard."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Charlotte Observer [21], 09/22/2014
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"Are Parabens And Phthalates Harmful in Makeup And Lotions?" [22]

"Should you worry about the chemicals in your makeup, lotion, shaving cream, soap and shampoo? The answer is a clear maybe."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Wash Post [23], 09/02/2014
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"California Lawmakers Send Governor a Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags" [24]

"The state Senate on Friday gave final legislative approval to a measure that would phase out single-use plastic bags in supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores as part of an effort to rid beaches and streets of litter."

Consumer [3]
Waste [25]
Public [5]
California [12]
Source: LA Times [26], 09/01/2014
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"Report: Banned Toxic PCB Still Showing Up In Everyday Products" [27]

"New testing shows low levels of a banned toxic chemical are still showing up in a variety of everyday products including paints, newspapers, magazines and cardboard food packaging."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [28]
Source: EarthFix/OPB [29], 08/08/2014
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Company Subpoenas Journalists in "Pink Slime" Suit [30]

Four journalists and a food writer have had their notes subpoenaed in a company's $1.2-billion defamation lawsuit against ABC News for calling its product, a common hamburger additive, "pink slime."

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