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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Health Canada Revises Cosmetics "Hotlist"

Health Canada, the federal office for Canadian healthcare, revised its hotlist of substances that are prohibited in cosmetics products sold throughout Canada. The following five ingredients were added to the list for 2009:


Cyanoacrylate-based adhesives
Diethylene glycol (DEG) (111-46-6)
Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (117-81-7)
Glycerin (56-81-5)
1-Naphthol (90-15-3), and its salts

To read the full list, visit http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/person/cosmet/info-ind-prof/_hot-list-critique/prohibited-eng.php

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