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Getting snappy: concerns over blue crab invasion in the Mediterranean

This species of crab, originally from the west coast of the United States, has found a new home in the lagoons around the French Medit

Getting snappy: concerns over blue crab invasion in the Mediterranean

This species of crab, originally from the west coast of the United States, has found a new home in the lagoons around the French Mediterranean coast, destabilising not only the local ecosystem as wel…

Getting snappy: concerns over blue crab invasion in the Mediterranean

Getting snappy: concerns over blue crab invasion in the Mediterranean
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Octocrylene in sunscreen products degrades into benzophene, study

Octocrylene in sunscreen products degrades into benzophene, study Premium Beauty News with AFP (Photo: © SerrNovik / iStock) 11 March 2021 Share: Octocrylene, an organic UV filter frequently used in sunscreens and anti-aging creams, degrades into benzophenone, a compound suspected of being carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting, found researchers who recommend banning the substance from personal care products. The fact that octocrylene may be contaminated with benzophenone is well known and manufacturers make what is necessary to ensure products are safe, commented French industry body, FEBEA. The ingredient, which is found in a variety of cosmetic and personal care products - including sunscreens and anti-aging skincare creams -

Sun creams risk causing cancer if left on shelf too long, say scientists

Some of the world’s most popular sunscreens risk causing cancer if left on the shelf too long because a commonly used sun protection factor breaks down into a harmful ingredient, US and French researchers claim. If left for a year at room temperature, one of the key ingredients in sunscreens breaks down into benzophenone, a “mutagen, carcinogen, and endocrine disruptor”, the study in the Chemical Research in Toxicology review said. Scientists at CNRS, the Sorbonne and the Oceanological Observatory in Banyuls-sur-Mer in France and the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory in the US, made the discovery after experiments on nine commercial sunscreen products from the EU and eight from the US.

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