From Daily Mail: Millions of Americans are unknowingly being exposed to a carcinogen in their personal care products, a new watchdog report claims.
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent a notice to major retailers Amazon.com, Target and Walmart on Tuesday notifying them that they are in violation for selling shampoos, body soaps and other hygienic products that contain cocamide diethanolamine, or cocamide DEA.
Cocamide DEA is derived from coconut oil and commonly used in shampoos, soaps and lotions as a foam booster, thickening agent and stabilizer.
It is made by reacting coconut oil with a chemical called ethanolamine.
In laboratory tests, DEA was linked to liver and kidney cancer.
Caitlin Moher, CEH’s Research Manager, told Daily Mail in a statement: “Cocamide DEA has been found to cause cancer. It has no place in any personal care products we use on our hair or on our skin.
“Cocamide DEA is included on the ingredient lists printed on these products, so we know it is intentionally included. We hope today’s lawsuit pushes Amazon and Walmart to stop selling shampoos, body soaps, and personal care products they know contain this carcinogenic chemical.”
The CEH pushed for cocamide DEA to be removed from the market between 2013 and 2016.
Recently, however, the CEH found cocamide DEA sneaking back into products sold at Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Amazon, Target, and Walmart. This led to lawsuits against the manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
The lawsuit against retailers aims to stop the sale of products containing Cocamide DEA. The CEH compiled a list of affected products, including shampoos and soaps.
Products that contain cocamide diethanolamine (Cocamide DEA)
Read more at Daily Mail
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