Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Investigates Toxic Ingredients in Baby Shampoo and Bath Products
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SEATTLE, April 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. (www.krclassaction.com) announces its investigation of certain popular baby shampoos and other products that may contain toxic ingredients, according to a recent study by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a national coalition of nonprofit health and environmental organizations. Although the companies manufacturing and marketing these products call them "gentle" and "pure," dozens of top-selling children's bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to the March 2009 Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, "No More Toxic Tub."
This study is the first to document the widespread presence of both formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane in bath products for children, including baby shampoos, bubble baths and baby lotions. Many products tested contained both chemicals. Among the most contaminated products are:
* Johnson's Baby Shampoo;
* Sesame Street Bubble Bath;
* Grins & Giggles Milk & Honey Baby Wash (Gerber);
* Huggies Baby Wash;
* L'Oreal Kids;
* Mustela;
* Suave Kids;
* Baby Magic Baby Lotion; and
* American Girl shower products.
For a list of products and the test results, visit: http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=426. If you or someone you know purchased these or similar products, we would be happy to speak with you.
According to attorney Lynn Lincoln Sarko, a longtime advocate for consumers: "There is absolutely no need for children's products to contain cancer-causing ingredients when perfectly safe alternatives exist. It is outrageous to think that instead of bathing their children in soap, parents are actually bathing them in formaldehyde."
For more information about the scientific study leading to this investigation, visit: http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=414.
If you would like to contact an attorney about this investigation, please call Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Laura Gerber, or paralegal Mary Garner by telephone, toll-free at 1-800-776-6044, or via e-mail at: info@kellerrohrback.com.
Keller Rohrback, with offices in Seattle and Phoenix, has successfully pursued claims against product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device makers on behalf of our injured clients. We have achieved multi-million dollar settlements providing for damages and, in certain cases, medical monitoring.
Attorney Advertising. Prior Results Do Not Guarantee A Similar Outcome.
CONTACT: Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Attorney
Laura R. Gerber, Attorney
Mary Garner, Paralegal
800-776-6044
info@kellerrohrback.com
www.krclassaction.com
http://www.globenewswire.com/ca/news_releases.html?d=162922
SEATTLE, April 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. (www.krclassaction.com) announces its investigation of certain popular baby shampoos and other products that may contain toxic ingredients, according to a recent study by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a national coalition of nonprofit health and environmental organizations. Although the companies manufacturing and marketing these products call them "gentle" and "pure," dozens of top-selling children's bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to the March 2009 Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, "No More Toxic Tub."
This study is the first to document the widespread presence of both formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane in bath products for children, including baby shampoos, bubble baths and baby lotions. Many products tested contained both chemicals. Among the most contaminated products are:
* Johnson's Baby Shampoo;
* Sesame Street Bubble Bath;
* Grins & Giggles Milk & Honey Baby Wash (Gerber);
* Huggies Baby Wash;
* L'Oreal Kids;
* Mustela;
* Suave Kids;
* Baby Magic Baby Lotion; and
* American Girl shower products.
For a list of products and the test results, visit: http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=426. If you or someone you know purchased these or similar products, we would be happy to speak with you.
According to attorney Lynn Lincoln Sarko, a longtime advocate for consumers: "There is absolutely no need for children's products to contain cancer-causing ingredients when perfectly safe alternatives exist. It is outrageous to think that instead of bathing their children in soap, parents are actually bathing them in formaldehyde."
For more information about the scientific study leading to this investigation, visit: http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=414.
If you would like to contact an attorney about this investigation, please call Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Laura Gerber, or paralegal Mary Garner by telephone, toll-free at 1-800-776-6044, or via e-mail at: info@kellerrohrback.com.
Keller Rohrback, with offices in Seattle and Phoenix, has successfully pursued claims against product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device makers on behalf of our injured clients. We have achieved multi-million dollar settlements providing for damages and, in certain cases, medical monitoring.
Attorney Advertising. Prior Results Do Not Guarantee A Similar Outcome.
CONTACT: Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Attorney
Laura R. Gerber, Attorney
Mary Garner, Paralegal
800-776-6044
info@kellerrohrback.com
www.krclassaction.com
