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" In light of Earth Day approaching, we would like to recognize some steps companies have taken toward making consumer products safer. Last week, we covered initiatives to remove microbeads from certain products \u2014 L&amp;#039;Oreal will phase out theirs by 2017. Today, we&amp;#039;d like to highlight another effort by another consumer product giant. Earlier this year, Johnson &amp;amp;amp; Johnson announced that they are minimizing amounts of 1,4-Dioxane, a side product of the manufacturing of common surfactants used in many personal care products, and are removing Quaternium-15, a common formaldehyde-releasing anti-microbial, from their baby products. While the levels of these substances of concern were quite low to start with, intense pressure from consumer groups in the past few years ultimately led to these formula changes. The changes became effective in late 2013 with the new products replacing the old ones as stocks deplete. If you&amp;#039;re in the market for these new formulas, look for the &amp;quot;Improved Formula&amp;quot; phrase on the bottle. Next on the agenda for Johnson &amp;amp;amp; Johnson is removing these chemicals from products marketed for adults by the end of 2015. Birnur Aral, Ph.D., is the director of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute Health, Beauty, and Environmental Sciences Department. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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