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Posted on August 14, 2008 @ 08:30:00 AM by Paul Meagher
The Cosmetic Safety Database CSD is a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products brought to you by researchers at the Environmental Working Group.
The CSD allows you to search personal care products by product, ingredient, or company. It returns a toxicity score along with some details on the offending toxins.
The need for a CSD arose because the U.S. Food & Drug Administration FDA does not require personal care product manufacturers to disclose information about ingredients and other "trade secrets". They also do not require pre-market safety testing on products. This has created a situation where users cannot assess the toxicity of the products to themselves and the environment.
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