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Women Put an Average of 168 Chemicals on Their Bodies Each Day, Consumer Group Says

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[Reflecting on this article, we refer to a recent book written by Dr Gérard Dieuzaide, "Les maladies des ondes" (Illnesses from Waves) where he states, "Our way of life and our habits facilitate the multiplication of electromagnetic pollution."  Women are more susceptible to the effects of this pollution than men (3 women to 1 man).  Apart from wireless technology, many materials and substances emit potentially harmful electromagnetic waves, such as the products used or worn by women:  jewelry, underwear (often synthetic), cosmetics...]

Women Put an Average of 168 Chemicals on Their Bodies Each Day, Consumer Group Says
by Sydney Lupkin, abcnews, 27 April 2015

American women put an average of 168 chemicals on their bodies each day, according to a nonprofit group, but two senators say federal regulations on personal care products have barely changed since the 1930s.

Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-California, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced an amendment to the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power and oversight to regulate the chemicals men and women slather on their bodies every day. They're calling it the Personal Care Products Safety Act.
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