Each morning we spritz and slather with 127 different chemicals, many of which, are toxic. The cosmetics and personal care industry in North America, is not required to prove an ingredient ... See full summary
Toxic Online
- Original Title :
- Toxic
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary
- Directror :
- Phyllis Ellis
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h 30min
- Rating :
- 6.4/10
Each morning we spritz and slather with 127 different chemicals, many of which, are toxic. The cosmetics and personal care industry in North America, is not required to prove an ingredient is safe for human health, before it is on the shelves. Hormonal disruption in baby boys, developmental delays, ADHD, low sperm count in men - the cosmetic industry isn't pretty. In 1997, Ted Kennedy said, 'The Cosmetic and Personal Care Industry has taken a page out of the playbook of Big Tobacco.' Dr. Daniel Cramer, a Boston based Oncologist and Epidemiologist, linked Johnson & Johnson's baby powder to ovarian cancer in 1983. Thirty years later, J&J is on trial. Dr. Roberta Ness says millions of women will die from the brand they trusted most if J&J isn't held accountable. TOXIC is a documentary feature film, with exclusive access to scientists, lawyers, advocates, regulators, Congressman, whistle blowers and survivors. It follows the class action against J&J and the plaintiffs, women from across ...