{
  "id": 2776717,
  "title": "Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/personal-care-products-are-awash-in-unlabeled-toxic-chemicals-study",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-23T11:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/personal-care-products-unlabeled-toxic-chemicals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A study has found that many personal care products contain unlabeled toxic chemicals. The testing of over 110 items, including shampoo and baby lotions, revealed that about 85% contained unlabeled toxic chemicals.\n\nMany of these products contained multiple ingredients known to be carcinogens or health hazards. Even products labeled \"eco\", \"green\", or \"natural\" were not exempt, with 26% of them containing at least one dangerous compound, according to The Guardian US.\n\nOn average, the products contained more than three times as many chemicals than were listed on their labels.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/personal-care-products-are-awash-in-unlabeled-toxic-chemicals-study-2776864",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:00:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}