Comments on: Nail polish has “female reproductive toxicants” http://liberatedmind.com/2009/06/nail-polish-has-female-reproductive-toxicants/ handmade, clean living, free thought Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Vanessa Granville, representing the Styrene Information and Research Center http://liberatedmind.com/2009/06/nail-polish-has-female-reproductive-toxicants/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Vanessa Granville, representing the Styrene Information and Research Center Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:07:58 +0000 http://liberatedmind.com/?p=494#comment-228 Additionally, for more than 20 years, styrene has been the subject of numerous studies to determine its potential to affect human health. While the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified styrene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” no regulatory health agency has actually stated that styrene causes cancer in humans. Additionally, for more than 20 years, styrene has been the subject of numerous studies to determine its potential to affect human health. While the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified styrene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” no regulatory health agency has actually stated that styrene causes cancer in humans.

]]> By: Vanessa Granville, representing the Styrene Information and Research Center http://liberatedmind.com/2009/06/nail-polish-has-female-reproductive-toxicants/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Vanessa Granville, representing the Styrene Information and Research Center Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:05:55 +0000 http://liberatedmind.com/?p=494#comment-227 Both solid and foam polystyrene foodservice products have been tested extensively and deemed safe for consumer use by reputable government agencies. Since the 1990s, the polystyrene industry has conducted tests to measure the migration of styrene from styrenic plastics to food; the results have shown that these very low styrene levels pose no health concern. Specifically, the tests showed that the estimated daily exposure to styrene from polystyrene food-contact articles was 10,000 times safer than it needed to be. Based on these tests, the FDA has deemed polystyrene foodservice products to be fit for consumer use. For more information regarding the safety of styrene products, please refer to the Styrene Information and Research Center Website at http://www.styrene.org/. Both solid and foam polystyrene foodservice products have been tested extensively and deemed safe for consumer use by reputable government agencies. Since the 1990s, the polystyrene industry has conducted tests to measure the migration of styrene from styrenic plastics to food; the results have shown that these very low styrene levels pose no health concern. Specifically, the tests showed that the estimated daily exposure to styrene from polystyrene food-contact articles was 10,000 times safer than it needed to be. Based on these tests, the FDA has deemed polystyrene foodservice products to be fit for consumer use.

For more information regarding the safety of styrene products, please refer to the Styrene Information and Research Center Website at http://www.styrene.org/.

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