Re: Parent group calls for removal of 1,4-dioxane in Tide (also in ...

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we have this paragraph in the petition.

Havent' read it yet but the first line made me come out of my skin.

PEGs may be contaminated with measurable amounts of ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane.

It's not contaminated with EO, it IS EG!!!!!!!!!!!!

To: miralax Sent: Sun, April 29, 2012 9:34:13 AMSubject: Parent group calls for removal of 1,4-dioxane in Tide (also in PEG)

This parent group is calling on Procter and Gamble to remove 1,4-dioxane, a possible carcinogen from its products. The story appeared in the NY Times yesterday. !,4-dioxane may be in some PEG's. See below.

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/mothers-challenge-trace-ingredient-in-detergent/

Depending on manufacturing processes, PEGs may be contaminated with measurable amounts of ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane. i The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylene oxide as a known human carcinogen and 1,4-dioxane as a possible human carcinogen. Ethylene oxide can also harm the nervous system ii and the California Environmental Protection Agency has classified it as a developmental toxicant based on evidence that it may interfere with human development. iii 1,4-dioxane is also persistent. In other words, it doesn’t easily degrade and can remain in the environment long after it is rinsed down the shower drain. 1,4-dioxane can be removed from cosmetics during the manufacturing process by vacuum stripping, but there is no easy way for consumers to know whether products containing PEGs have undergone this process. iv In a study of personal care products marketed as “natural†or “organic†(uncertified), U.S. researchers found 1,4-dioxane as a contaminant in 46 of 100 products analyzed. v

Carol