Many parents around the world were astonished when they
found out that the No More Tears baby shampoo produced by Johnson & Johnson
includes formaldehyde, which can cause cancer and it is famous for its use in
embalming dead bodies.
There was a research conducted over the past several decades
which can help you to understand what formaldehyde is, and what danger it
brings when added in the baby products.
Formaldehyde is highly flammable and has a very strong odor.
It is in liquid form and is used in many different products like building
materials, cleaning solutions, fabrics, glue, paper products and insulation
materials. It has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and disinfectant characteristics.
What is the relation between formaldehyde and cancer? Is it
harmful as people believe? Though the long-term research on formaldehyde hasn’t
been finished, there are few signs that show it is a carcinogen or
cancer-causing ingredient.
It was marked as carcinogen by the U.S. government. The EPA
marked it as a cancer-causing ingredient back in 1987.
There are many researches that prove its cancer-causing
properties in both mice and humans and studies of people that work with
embalming fluid like embalmers have proved that they have a higher rate of
cancer than any other group. So, it is clear that formaldehyde is strong
carcinogenic agent.
Johnson
& Johnson Scandal
The company states that the levels of formaldehyde isn’t big
enough to be harmful for people-even the babies. But, it is well known fact
that it is included in the No More Tears baby shampoo.
Today, the company removes the formaldehyde from this
shampoo and one hundred other products that they are producing as well.
It is surely a good decision to remove it from the products,
but what happens when we ask them why it hasn’t been eliminated before?
This harmful ingredient isn’t crucial for producing these
products because the company has a formula without formaldehyde.
But, this is suspicious because it happens when the state of
California passed a law that obligates the cosmetic manufacturers to unveil
more than 160 chemical ingredients that can be dangerous for our health, which
had been kept in secret.
Johnson & Johnson isn’t the only manufacturer that uses
dangerous ingredients in their products. There are advocates that fight against
other cosmetic manufacturers because it was proved in some independent
researches that these companies still use dangerous ingredients in their
products.
Johnson & Johnson states that they will spend tens of
millions of dollars in order to make the necessary changes. So, the real
question is if other companies will be able to follow the law, or if they
couldn’t afford the expenses.
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source :womansvibe.com