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- products and adults’ personal care products, in some cases at levels more than twice the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommended maximum.Laboratory tests revealed the presence of 1,4-Dioxane in products such as Hello Kitty Bubble Bath, Huggies Baby Wash, Johnson’s Baby Wash, Scooby-Doo Bubble Bath and Sesame Street Bubble Bath. The tests also found the carcinogen in Clairol Herbal Essences shampoo, Olay Complete Body Wash and many other products for adults.1,4-Dioxane is a petroleum-derived contaminant considered a human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Toxicology Program. It is also on California’s Proposition 65 list of chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects. But because it is produced during manufacturing, the FDA does not require it to be listed as an ingredient on product labels. Also, the agency has little authority or enforcement capacity over the cosmetics industry.
