On the same day the Department of the Environment's Stakeholder Forum is discussing whether to produce a UK version of the Danish and Swedish lists. EU Governments have admitted that thousands of commonly used chemicals have not been properly tested. It is also now known that human bodies are contaminated with over 300 man-made chemicals. Researchers suggest that these chemicals may be responsible for increases in testicular cancer, prostrate cancer, falling sperm counts and girls entering puberty earlier. Retailers should be taking the lead in responding to these concerns.
Boots promotes itself as a 'health retailer'.
Yet they continue to sell risky chemicals. Friends of the Earth will be alerting consumers to this hypocrisy.