To be legally sold in Canada, all natural health products (NHP) must have a product licence, and the Canadian sites that manufacture, package, label and import these products must have site licences. To get product and site licences, specific labelling and packaging requirements must be met, good manufacturing practices must be followed, and proper safety and [...]
A 2004 study detected parabens in 18 of 20 samples of tissue from breast tumour biopsies. The study did not prove parabens cause cancer, only that they were easily detected among cancerous cells. Nevertheless, the results point to further investigation. For more than 25 years it has been know that estrogen exposure is linked to breast cancer [...]
Parabens are used as preservatives in many products such as soaps and cosmetics. A preservative is a naturally occurring or synthetically produced substance that is added to products to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. They stop fungus, bacteria and other microbes from growing in your favourite creams and makeup, especially in [...]