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Apparently, looks might kill

Article Abstract:

The Food and Drug Administration or any other government body does not regulate the cosmetics industry and the job of regulating the thousands of chemicals used, falls to the Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel, the industry's voluntary oversight committee. Charlotte Brody, executive director of Health Care Without Harm states that they have adequate safety and healthy data for only about 10 to 12 percent of the chemicals that people are exposed to on a daily basis.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Toilet preparations, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Risk factors, Cosmetics industry, Cosmetics

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Petropolis

Article Abstract:

A lot of the American families may have lesser children or may be no children but they often have pet dogs and it seems as though they have acquired a place in the family and this they have gained by being faithful and performing some important tasks for their owners. Moreover, to have a livable petropolis there are a few things, which the pet owners must do for their pets in addition to what, the city does for them.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Americans, Pets

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The chick lit challenge

Article Abstract:

Many people are concerned about the well known chick lit type of fiction which is depicted in the novels through a very trendy type of a woman who is very much concerned about her boss, her weight and her boyfriend. Generally chick lit does not lead to changes in the society but only reflects a portion of it.

Women, Influence, Portrayals, Novels

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