Stacy Malkan
Media Director at California Right to Know campaign to label genetically engineered food
Gulcin Gilbert: Making Pink Skies, a Documentary About Empowerment, Skydiving and Breast Cancer
Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics enlightens our viewers about the carcinogens that are used regularly in body care products and cosmetics. We know many of the reasons why we get cancer. The final keynote in the film is about taking responsibility for your ... Read more »
Could your Valentine's kiss give you lead poisoning?
"Recognizing that there is no safe level of lead exposure, we need to be protecting women and children from all levels of exposure," said Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the campaign—a non-profit coalition of environmental- and cancer-prevention groups. Malkan's group wants the FDA to ... Read more »
Lipsticks, Perfumes May Be Hazardous to Health
This just shows that cost is not a factor in lead levels, said Stacy Malkan, co-founder of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. “There is no safe level of lead exposure,” Malkan told ABCNews.com. “It builds up in the body over time. A little bit every day is adding up and staying with ... Read more »
Author shares the dangers of lipsticks, face creams and Brazillian Blowouts
Author shares the dangers of lipsticks, face creams and Brazillian Blowouts GRAND RAPIDS - Spend a few minutes listening to Stacy Malkan, and you’re likely to toss your lipstick and deodorant in the trash, along with a lot of the other beauty products fighting for space in your bathroom ... Read more »
L'Oreal defends safety of its lipsticks, after FDA cites high lead content in some products
"The problem with lead is it’s extremely toxic at the lowest doses," said Stacy Malkan, a spokeswoman for the California-based group. "Lipstick is a product that we put on our lips and ingest directly into our body, so it’s of higher concern than other products. " Cosmetics makers ... Read more »
FDA: Higher levels of lead in lipsticks
“Lead is not intentionally put into cosmetics,” according to Stacy Malkan, spokesperson for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. “It is contained in the water, soil and minerals” used in product production. Further, she states, “There is no safe level of exposure…lead builds up in the body.” ... Read more »
What’s in Your Lipstick? FDA Finds Lead in 400 Shades
“We want to see the FDA recommend a limit based on the lowest level a company can achieve, like candy manufacturers are required,” says Campaign for Safe Cosmetics co-founder Stacy Malkan. The group also launched a video contest for consumers to send videos and photos appealing to ... Read more »
Toxins Found in Nail Polishes Claiming to Be 'Non-Toxic', According to Calif. Department of Toxic Su...
“This is a perfect example why we need to reform federal cosmetics laws to ban chemicals like dibutyl phthalate, which Europe did almost 10 years ago,” says Campaign for Safe Cosmetics co-founder Stacy Malkan. “We’re so pleased with the California DTSC for standing up for the health of ... Read more »
Lead Levels in Lipstick Higher Than Thought
“The FDA has previously stated that there is no potential for harm with lipsticks with lead in small amounts,” said Stacy Malkan from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, “which leads you to believe they may be wrong.” The consumer coalition aims at improving safety requirements of cosmetics ... Read more »
California's GMO initiative is good for producers, consumers
Home > Blogs > New Hope 360 Blog > California's GMO initiative is good for producers, consumers California's GMO initiative is good for producers, consumers In response to a recent newhope360 blog, Stacy Malkan of the California Right-to-Know ballot initiative describes the proposed ... Read more »
Report: Soaps, makeup and other items contain deadly ingredients, say consumer advocates
“Research has shown that many conventional personal-care products contain chemicals of concern that can disrupt your hormones, have been linked to cancer, cause allergies or can damage your skin,” explains Stacy Malkan, author of “Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty ... Read more »
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Apr 10, 2013
How Safe is Your Makeup?
Stacy Malkan, co-founder of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, told ABCNews.com, “when these companies are asked about these chemicals, they argue, ‘it’s legal, so it’s OK.” But if it isn’t safe for children, adults probably shouldn’t be ingesting it either. Finding the word “fragrance” on a ... Read more »
Documentary Asks If Cancer, AIDS and Autism are “Incurable Diseases” or Lucrative Investments?
37 to Label GMOs, Jim Humble, creator of MMS Protocols and Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Additionally, Sánchez will pursue an investigation with representatives from the FDA, USDA and other organizations. A video teaser is currently available on YouTube. ... Read more »
Prop 37: Is Monsanto buying silence? GMO labeling law slipping in latest poll
“We’re still in the game,” Proposition 37 spokeswoman Stacy Malkan told the LA Times. “Our polls show that when people see our messages — that people have a right to know what’s in their food — the yes votes go back up,” she said. “We’re going to raise as much money as we can to get our ... Read more »
Fighting for Prop 37: the Truth That $36 Million Can't Hide
Stacy Malkan is the media director of the Yes on 37 California Right to Know campaign to label genetically engineered foods. She is a former journalist and newspaper publisher and longtime advocate for environmental health campaigns - most recently as co-founder of the Campaign for Safe ... Read more »
Is Face Painting Dangerous?
Their findings were pretty scary indeed, “all 10 face paint products tested contained lead, and 6 out of 10 had known skin allergens, including nickel, cobalt or chromium, at levels above recommendations of industry studies,” said Stacy Malkan, the campaign’s co-founder and a co-author ... Read more »
KQED’s Forum: Prop. 37: The Food Fight over GMO Labeling » Bay Area Bites
37 Stacy Malkan, spokesperson for Yes on 37, Right to Know, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and author of "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry" ... Read more »
Brazilian Blowout Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Terms
"This scandal is the perfect example of how cosmetic regulations are totally failing to protect public health, even in the case of obvious and proven dangers," said Stacy Malkan, of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. In the latest sign that Brazilian Blowouts, and related hair ... Read more »
FDA survey finds lead is common in lipstick
"They've spent the past five years looking at what are the levels of lead in lipstick, but they haven't done any kind of health impact study to look at what are the exposures women are getting from lipstick," according to Stacy Malkan, of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Lipstick lead is ... Read more »
FDA study finds 400 lipsticks test positive for lead
Women use an average of 12 cosmetics and hygiene products a day, said Stacy Malkan, co-founder of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Also, customers should shy away from products that list "fragrance" as an ingredient, said Kim Anderson, executive director of Ava Anderson Non-Toxic... Read more »
