ApocaDocs: J&J to nix baby-product contaminant within 2 years

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Posted Fri Nov 18 2011: from Reuters:


	J&J to nix baby-product contaminant within 2 years http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1321577325 Johnson & Johnson, responding to complaints about a potentially carcinogenic chemical in its baby shampoos, said it plans within two years to eliminate formaldehyde-releasing preservatives from hundreds of its baby products. Chief Executive William Weldon made the pledge on Wednesday in a letter to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a consumer group which earlier this month urged J&J to remove from its baby shampoo a preservative called quaternium-15. The chemical is considered by the government to be a possible trigger for some cancers and skin allergies. It is added to many cosmetic products to prevent spoiling and contamination, and works by releasing formaldehyde to kill bacteria.

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'Doc Jim says:

Whatsa couple more years of contaminatin' babies?