I'll have to investigate my sons' trendy deodorants and hair gel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:18 AM Subject: Chemicals in blood samples show that a strong REACH is necessary . > > WWF bloodtesting campaign: Chemicals in blood samples show that a > strong REACH > is necessary > . > > Since spring 2005, WWF Europe has been developing a biomonitoring > campaign, > with the support of EEN and Eurocoop. It investigated the type and > levels of > chemical contamination in three generations of 13 families (child, > mother and > grandmother). The families were chosen among 12 European countries > (Denmark, > Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, > Sweden and > Luxemburg). > The chemicals analyzed were 107 persistant, bioaccumulative and/or > endocrine > disrupting chemicals. Some of them (DDT and PCBs) have been banned > for years > but could still be found mostly in grandmothers’ blood samples. The > “newer” > products can be found in our everyday consumer products (carpets, > clothes, > non-stick cooking pans, computers, baby bottles...). > MAIN RESULTS > "-Out of the 107 chemicals looked for, 73 were found in the blood of > the > participants. The highest number was detected in the grandmother’s > generation > (63), but the younger generation had more chemicals in their bodies > (59) than > their mothers (49). > * The median numbers of chemicals in the different generations are > 32 for > grandmothers, 29 for mothers and 24 for children. > * Each person (grandmother, mother and child) was contaminated with > a cocktail > of at least 18 man-made chemicals, many found in everyday consumer > goods. > Some of the chemicals found, like PCBs and DDT, have been banned for > decades > in the EU but continue to contaminate new generations. > * With only 2 exceptions, chemicals of all the main groups were > found in the > blood of every person, including children as young as 12. > * The grandmothers were more contaminated with older, banned > chemicals such as > organochlorine pesticides and PCBs. “Newer” chemicals such as the > brominated > flame retardants, perfluorinated chemicals and artificial musks were > found > more frequently and at higher levels in the younger generations." > Quoted from WWF’s Detox campaign website > EPHA Environment Network President (Marie Christine Dewolf) was also > bloodtested. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn