your favorite company may have slipped nano particles into your sunscreen, your cosmetics and all kinds of skin care products and now several groups are asking for the FDA to step in and regulate. Brent Blackwelder with Friends of the Earth, Judy Norsigian of Our Bodies Ourselves, and Andrew Kimbrell over at the International Center for Technology Assessment have banned together calling for better monitoring and labeling of products containing nanoparticles. Why the fuss? Well nanoparticles (the size of a nanometer--tiny to the 10th power) can get into pores, cells, across the brain and beyond. And we just aren't sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. And shouldn't our unsuspecting cosmetic purchasers who are alerted that no animal testing was done to make your favorite shade of red lipstick be aware of potential health hazards to themselves too?
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