Wednesday 29 April 2009

Lipstick

I received this from a friend the other day:

From: Dr. Nahid Neman Who works in the breast cancer unit at
Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto .
If there is a female you care anything about, Share this with her. I did!!!!!
I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list,
Because they need to tell the females
THEY care about as well!

Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth'
Decreased their prices from
$67 to $9.90.

It contained lead.
Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR

LANCOME

CLINIQUE

Y.S.L

ESTEE LAUDER

SHISEIDO

RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)

CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)

MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.

The higher the lead content,
The greater the chance of causing cancer.

After doing a test on lipsticks,
It was found that the Y.S.L. Lipstick
Contained the most amount of lead.
Watch out for those lipsticks
Which are supposed to stay longer.
If your lipstick stays longer, it is
Because of the higher content of lead.

Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.

2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick colour changes to black,
Then you know the lipstick contains lead.

Please send this information to all your girlfriends,
Wives and female family members.

This information is being circulated at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer,
Especially breast cancer.


I believe this may be a hoax. Check out the following links:



From the Urban Legends website:
2006 Update: A new version of this message circulating since September 2006 contains the additional claim that the material was authored by a Dr. Nahid Neman of the breast cancer unit of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. No such person exists.

2007 Update: New test results published by a consumer advocacy group, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, have confirmed the outcome of previous tests which found that some name-brand lipsticks sold in the United States do contain trace amounts of lead.

One-third of the 33 products tested contained an amount of lead in excess of 0.1 parts per million, the group said, which is the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's upper limit for allowable lead in candy. The FDA has not set an overall limit for lead in cosmetics, though it does regulate how much lead is permitted in coloring agents used in their manufacture.

The consumer group is calling for reformulation of the lead-containing products and stricter oversight by the Food & Drug Administration. FDA spokesperson Stephanie Kwisnek responded in a statement to the Associated Press that the agency will examine the new test results and determine what action, "if any," may be needed to protect public health.



From the Red Earth website:
Do red earth products contain lead?

The manufacture of our lipsticks is under GMP principles and all the raw materials used are carefully chosen for their efficacy & purity. Heavy metals including, but not limited to, lead together with microbial cleanliness and chemical stability are of our prime concern without compromises.

We have randomly selected a representation of our lip products and submitted them to an accredited laboratory for total lead testing. Results reflected that lead was below detectable level and not constituted any part of our lipstick formulation. Reports are available at request.


Please check the contents of cosmetics that you wear, to be sure that they do not contain harmful ingredients.

Thursday 2 April 2009

Mobile Phone Numbers go public next month

I received this from a friend today:

REMEMBER: Mobile Phone Numbers Go Public next month.

REMINDER all mobile phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you may start to receive sale calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS (message bank etc)

Below is a link where you can enter your phone numbers online to put an end to telemarketing calls

https://www.donotcall.gov.au/


A quick google search came up with these links:


From the Hoax-Slayer site:
Note however that while the claims in the email about the release of mobile phone numbers is untrue, the "Do Not Call" register itself is real and perfectly legitimate


There's also a reference on the Australian Communications and Media Authority. From this site is the following interesting comment:

While the email refers to the Australian Do Not Call Register website, it appears to have originated in North America a number of years ago and has been intermittently circulating since that time. The reference to consumers being 'charged' arises from the different charging regime for mobile calls in the USA, where often charges are incurred by mobile phone users for calls they receive. This charging regime does not apply in Australia.


So by all means put your mobile phone on the Do Not Call Register. This is a service provided by the Australian Government for phone numbers that are primarily for private or domestic purposes - business numbers do not qualify.