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European Union Bans Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Linked To Cancer, Fertility Fears: Is US Next?
A chemical used in many gel nail polishes is now banned in all 27 European Union countries.
According to Newsweek, EU regulators classify trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) as a substance suspected of causing cancer, genetic mutations, or harming fertility. Under EU cosmetics law, chemicals in that category are prohibited in beauty products.
The ban applies to all cosmetics containing TPO, even those purchased before the Sept. 1 deadline. Nail salons and technicians cannot use up old stock, sell it, or give it away. Instead, they must switch to compliant formulas, Newsweek repor…
Salon Crash: Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed Off-Duty Cop, 3 Others In NY Charged With Murder
An alleged drunk driver who crashed his SUV into a New York nail salon, killing four people, including a police officer, was charged with murder.
Long Island resident Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was formally indicted on four counts of second-degree murder, plus 24 other felonies and nine misdemeanors, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 1
District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Schwally had just left a liquor store and was intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa, located in Deer Park on Grand Boulevard, going nearly 80 miles per hour on Friday, June 28…
