martedì 15 settembre 2015

ALLARME: MERCURIO nei cosmetici

ALLARME: MERCURIO nei cosmetici

ALLARME: MERCURIO nei cosmetici

La campagna per la sicurezza dei cosmetici in USA sta diventando frenetica.
Mentre le audizioni del sottocomitato per la salute proseguono sul tema della sicurezza dei cosmetici, la FDA , da tempo accusata di una sostanziale negligenza e incompetenza , diventa insolitamente assidua sui media , in particolare stampa e tv, con i suoi controlli e allarmi relativi a prodotti cosmetici.
L’ultimo caso, relativo alla presenza di mercurio in cosmetici “etnici” sul mercato USA.
Riporto l’ARTICOLO DEL NY DAILY NEWS.
Mercury found in lotions and cosmetics, says FDA; products are often sold in ethnic neighborhoods and online
Hazardous skin-care goods can give users severe health problems
By Lindsay Goldwert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Products deemed to be unsafe due to mercury content.
Women are being warned to stay away from beauty products that contain a toxic ingredient — mercury.
The ingredient has been found in skin-care products, soaps and cosmetics in stores that tend to cater to Latino, African-American, Asian and Middle Eastern communities.
The FDA has counted 35 potentially poisonous products, which include goods made by the brands Diana, Stillman’s, Lusco and Crema Aguamary, that are manufactured abroad and sold illegally in the U.S. They may claim to lighten skin, cure acne and reduce wrinkles.
Exposure to mercury can cause real bodily harm, say doctors.
“It can damage the kidneys and the nervous system, and interfere with the development of the brain in unborn children and very young children,” said Dr. Charles Lee, a senior medical adviser at the FDA.
Just inhaling the products can cause harm. Breathing mercury vapor can lead to nerve damage, according to the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission.
Symptoms of mercury exposure include tremors, changes in vision or hearing and numbness in the hands and feet.
There also may be emotional damage including depression, irritability, sudden shyness and memory problems.
The FDA does not allow mercury in drugs or cosmetics, except under specific conditions, which these products do not meet.
Here are some ways to tell if your products contain mercury.
Check the label for “mercurous chloride,” “calomel,” “mercuric,” “mercurio” or “mercury.” If you find any of those ingredients in your products, discard them immediately in a plastic bag or leak-proof container.
Since these items are brought in from outside the country, many have labels in other languages or have no labels at all.
The FDA requires that cosmetics and skin-care creams list their ingredients on the label.
Your best bet is to toss any products without labels or that do not list ingredients in English.
Such items have been found in cities all over the country, including New York, Virginia, California and Texas.
Sellers should examine their stock, because toxic goods can be seized and the business owners subject to legal sanctions by the FDA.
E’ perlomeno sconcertante per un europeo il senso dell’avvertenza :”Here are some ways to tell if your products contain mercury.
Check the label for “mercurous chloride,” “calomel,” “mercuric,” “mercurio” or “mercury.” If you find any of those ingredients in your products, discard them immediately in a plastic bag or leak-proof container.” che sembra dire: ” buttate i cosmetici che dichiarano in etichetta di essere velenosi”, ma che si spiega considerando che il mercurio può essere un ingrediente funzionale , quindi non una impurezza o un contaminante, ma un ingrediente volutamente inserito nel cosmetico con effetto “schiarente”.
Questo episodio è un’ulteriore prova del fatto che, al momento, nonostante una attiva campagna di opinione, la sicurezza del cosmetico in USA non è sufficientemente regolamentata.
In letteratura medico scientifica sono riportati oltre 150 casi di reazioni al mercurio cosmetico e di questi oltre una trentina hanno riportato gravi effetti avversi.
 
REPORT COMPLETO CON I DOSAGGI DI MERCURIO RISCONTRATI
 
Rodolfo Baraldini
 
pubblicato 30 marzo 2012  

 

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