Laboratory results of honey testing
It is a food fraud more nefarious and more sophisticated than what we found in our 2003 and 2006 investigations into soft drinks; more damaging to our health than perhaps anything that we have found till
CSE Study
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Heavy metals in cosmetics
Use of cosmetic products is increasing rapidly in India and various chemicals including the heavy metals are used in the cosmetics which pose health risk to consumers. The present study was conducted to determine heavy metals - lead, cadmium, chromium and nickel in lipsticks, lip-balm and anti-ageing creams and mercury in fairness creams available in the Delhi market. The results were compared with the available standards.
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A measure of acceptable daily intake: Fact Sheet I
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) is commonly defined as the amount of a chemical to which a person can be exposed on a daily basis over an extended period of time (usually a lifetime) without suffering any
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Mercury in cosmetics: Fact Sheet 4
Mercury (Hg) is considered one of the top ten chemicals or group of chemicals of major public health concern by WHO. Mercury is found in both inorganic and organic forms in cosmetics. Intentional use
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The chromium threat: Fact Sheet V
Chromium is found naturally in rocks, plants, soil and volcanic dust, and animals. The most common forms of chromium that occur in natural water in the environment are trivalent chromium (chromium III)
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Risks of nickel exposure: Fact Sheet VI
Nickel (Ni) is a natural element of the earth's crust and, therefore, small amounts of it are found in food, water, soil, and air. Individuals also may be exposed to nickel in occupations involved in its
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Regulations for cosmetics
Cosmetics products in India are regulated under the Drugs and cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 and Labeling Declarations by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BIS sets the standards for cosmetics for the
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Prohibited heavy metals found in cosmetics
A new study has found mercury in fairness creams and chromium and nickel in lipsticks. Centre for Science and Environment's director general Sunita Narain said that Mercury is not supposed to be present
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Anti-endosulfan stir enters a new phase
Anti-endosulfan activists will take out a march from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram today to press for their demands of rehabilitation and financial assistance. The march would be inaugurated later in the evening by ecologist Madhav Gadgil. It would culminate at Shamkhumukham beach here on December 30, Ambalathara Kunhikrishnan, convenor of Endosulfan-affected Peoples' Front said.
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Anti-endosulfan stir enters a new phase
Anti-endosulfan activists will take out a march from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday to press for their demands of rehabilitation and financial assistance. The march would be inaugurated
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No faraway sources, pollutants at home behind smog: Study
Delhi government's usual excuse of far away sources causing pollution in Delhi may not work this time. Centre for Science and Environment's assessment of the dense smog on Monday and Tuesday suggests that