From Natural News - (NaturalNews) One of the major issues being tackled by consumer watchdog

groups this year is the presence of 1,4-dioxane, a synthetic

petrochemical carcinogen, in consumer products. Since hair care

products, cleaning formulas and laundry detergents are all susceptible

to containing this toxic chemical byproduct, which is not listed on

product labels, David Steinman from the Green Patriot Working Group

(GPWG) began a study in 2007 to see which consumer products are the

worst offenders. This year, his organization along with the Organic

Consumers Association (OCA), released the results of a portion of the

study conducted last year on laundry detergents. Read more

Here is their list -

Conventional brands:

1. Tide (P&G) – 55 parts per million (ppm)

2. Ivory Snow Gentle (P&G) – 31 ppm

3. Tide Free (P&G) – 29 ppm

4. Purex (Dial Corp.) – 25 ppm

5. Gain 2X Ultra (P&G) – 21 ppm

6. Cheer BrightClean Detergent (P&G) – 20 ppm

7. Era 2X Ultra (P&G) – 14 ppm

8. Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight Co.) – 5.0 ppm

9. Wisk 2X Ultra (Sun Products Corp.) – 3.9 ppm

10. Woolite Complete Detergent (Reckitt Benckiser) – 1.3 ppm

11. All laundry detergent (Unilever) – 0.6 ppm

12. Dreft powdered detergent (P&G) – non-detectable (ND)

13. Sun Burst (Sun Products Corp.) – ND

"Natural" brands:

1. Planet Ultra Liquid laundry detergent – 6.1 ppm

2. Mrs. Meyers laundry detergent – 1.5 ppm

3. Clorox Green Works Natural laundry detergent – ND

4. Ecos laundry detergent (Earth Friendly Products) – ND

5. Life Tree Laundry Liquid – ND

6. Method Squeaky Green laundry detergent – ND

7. Seventh Generation Free & Clear laundry detergent – ND

Here is a link to the entire article http://www.naturalnews.com/028846_laundry_detergents_dioxane.html

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Wishing you wellness,

Regina