Canadian NGO pushes for national 1,4-dioxane ban

Environmental Defence points to cumulative effects of carcinogens to push for Health Canada action

The group Environmental Defence is calling for the Government of Canada to designate 1,4-dioxane as “toxic” and to ban its use in personal care products. 1,4-dioxane is an industrial chemical that may also be present as a by-product of the manufacturing process in personal care products, detergents, food additives and other products. It has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as “possibly...