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121. Jane S. Fisher, “Environmental anti-androgens and male reproductive health: Focus on phthalates and testicular dysgenesis syndrome,” white paper for the University of London School of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, 2004 (reproduction-online.org/cgi/content/full/127/3/305).
122. Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face, p. 26, citing Jane Houlihan, Charlotte Brody, and Bryony Schwan, Not Too Pretty: Pthalates, Beauty Products and the FDA, Environmental Working Group, Coming Clean, and Healthcare Without Harm, July 8, 2002 (ewg.org/reports/nottoopretty).
123. “A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick,” The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, October 2007 (safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=327).
124. “No More Toxic Tub,” The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, March 2009 (safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=414).
125. Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face, p. 60.
126. Ibid., pp. 65–68.
127. Ibid., p. 70.
128. “Statement of Jane Houlihan on Cosmetics Safety. Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives, May 2008,” Environmental Working Group (ewg.org/node/26545).
129. Skin Deep cosmetics safety database (cosmeticsdatabase.com). See note 120.
130. Barry Commoner’s foreword to Ken Geiser, Materials Matter (Boston: MIT Press, 2001), p. x.
131. “Chemical Body Burden,” Coming Clean (chemicalbodyburden.org/).
132. “The Foundation for Global Action on Persistent Organic Pollutants: A United States Perspective,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 2002 (scribd.com/doc/1799026/Environmental-Protection-Agency-POPsa).
133. David Santillo, Iryna Labunska, Helen Davidson, et al., Consuming Chemicals— Hazardous chemicals in house dust as an indicator of chemical exposure in the home, Greenpeace Research Laboratories (greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/consuming-chemicals-hazardou).
134. “Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns,” Environmental Working Group, July 14, 2005 (ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/execsumm.php).
135. Sonya Lunder and Renee Sharp, Mother’s Milk: Record Levels of Toxic Fire Retardants Found in American Mothers’ Breast Milk, Environmental Working Group, September 2003, pp. 15–17 (ewg.org/reports/mothersmilk/).
136. Ibid., p. 17.
137. Ibid., p. 5.
138. Joene Hendry, “Being Breast-fed May Lower Breast Cancer Risk,” Reuters Health, May 9, 2008 (breastcancer.org/risk/new_research/20080509.jsp).
139. Lunder and Sharp, Mother’s Milk, p. 33.
140. “What is REACH?” EUROPA-Environment (ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/
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141. “Why We Need the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act,” Environmental Working Group (ewg.org/kid-safe-chemicals-act-blog/kid-safe-chemicals-act/).
142. “Lautenberg, Solis, Waxman Introduce Legislation to Protect Americans from Hazardous Chemicals in Consumer Products—’Kid Safe Chemical Act’ Would Ensure All Chemicals Used in Every Day Products, Including Those Used in Baby Bottles and Children’s Toys, Are Proven Safe,” press release from the office of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, May 20, 2008 (lautenberg.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=298072).
143. “Landmark Chemical Reform Introduced in Congress,” press release from the Environmental Working Group, May 20, 2008 (ewg.org/node/26571).