Hundreds of cosmetic goods contain toxic substances, says EU agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The European Commission said that proper enforcement of the rules, for which EU governments are responsible, was "instrumental" in order to protect consumers.
42% : " Tatiana Santos, head of chemicals policy at the European Environmental Bureau, said it was a "profound failure of corporate responsibility and regulatory action that chemicals, deemed too dangerous for EU approval, persist in products consumers trust every day".
41% : The EU ombudsman last week said EU officials had broken the bloc's rules by failing to meet deadlines for decisions on whether to ban dangerous chemicals.
40% : The agency said many of the products contained perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, some of which are banned under EU rules.

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