CSC To Continue Pressing For Product Reformulation In 2013
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
NGO the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says pressuring firms to remove suspected hazardous ingredients from personal-care products is one of its top priorities for the year. The organization targeted Avon with a campaign to “kiss toxics goodbye” and has come down on Dolce & Gabbana for its new perfume for babies.
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