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| The
Paul Penders e-Newsletter: June 2008 |
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California
Challenges Mislabeled Cosmetics
 Earlier this month, California Attorney General
Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
filed a lawsuit against several personal care companies whose products
allegedly contain 1,4-Dioxane, a compound that has been linked to
cancer.
This
makes California one of the few regions to focus on enforcement of
existing consumer protection laws, rather than promulgation of laws and
regulations that often overlap and contradict each other. Many European
countries, as well as several industry certification boards, have taken
the latter approach, resulting in a dramatic increase in rules that do
little to protect consumers but significantly increase manufacturers’
costs.
“I am proud to be from California,” says Paul Penders.
“They are doing the simple thing, by separating the liars from those
living by the truth. Eventually, justice will be done and some people
may even go to jail. That’s how it should be.”
Under
California’s Proposition 65, consumer products should not expose users
to chemicals known to cause cancer or toxicity without giving clear
warning.
The lawsuit accuses Avalon Natural Products, along
with the Whole Foods Market California, Beaumont Products and
Nutribiotic of failing to give clear and reasonable warning of the
presence of 1,4-Dioxane in their products.
In March of this
year, the Organic Consumers Association released a study exposing
several natural and organic brands that were found to contain
1,4-Dioxane. A byproduct of ethylene oxide,1,4-Dioxane is used as a
surfactant.
Earlier this spring, Dr Bronner's Magic Soaps
filed a lawsuit in California against several leading organic and
natural brands and two certification bodies regarding the mislabeling
of products as organic, but which contained conventional petrochemical
or agricultural ingredients.
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First
Legally Blind Sailors Cross the Pacific Ocean, Heading Towards Langkawi
 Later
this year, the first legally blind sailing team to cross the Pacific
Ocean will arrive in Langkawi, where Paul Penders will host a welcome
reception.
In October 2004, Scott Duncan and Pam Habek left San
Franciso for their round the world voyage. They sailed south to Mexico,
then headed east through the South Pacific and into New Zealand. On
November 10, 2005, Scott and Pam officially crossed the Pacific,
setting a world record.
Over the next two years, they sailed
into Australia, with intermittent breaks to work and complete upgrades
to their Pearson 390 Starship following engine failure.
Scott
and Pam are now on the seas again, heading east from Australia through
the Indian Ocean, around the southern tip of Africa, across the South
Atlantic Ocean, then north through the Panama Canal and home. Their
trip will take them through Malaysia, where they plan to stop in
Langkawi Geopark. Of course, we will organize a warm welcome at the
local Langkawi Yacht Club.
With a deep love of the high seas,
Paul Penders is a long time supporter of sailing. The Paul Penders skin
care products provide excellent performance at sea, to sailing and
yachting teams around the world. Paul Penders is also a sponsor of
Scott and Pam.
To read more
about Scott and Pam, and their voyage of a lifetime,
please click
here.
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Skin
Creams Found to Violate U.K. Advertising Rules
According
to a recent survey of beauty advertisements by the UK's Advertising
Standards Authority (ASA), almost 20% of skin cream ads do not comply
with ASA advertising rules.
This is significantly worse than the average for all cosmetics
products, which are 93% compliant.
The
ASA’s survey examined 445 cosmetic ads that appeared in all media. It
found that skin cream ads often claimed greater benefits than their
manufacturers could prove. This was particularly true for products
based upon new technologies such as stem cells and nanotechnology.
Several ads for these products, which were examined by the ASA, claim
cell regeneration when there has been no clinical evidence to support
this.
Skin cream ads also tend to claim cumulative benefits to
the skin over time, but few have been found in scientific testing to
accomplish this.
Since the survey was completed in September
2007, the ASA reports that it has continued to see such claims in skin
care advertisements.
To read more
about the survey, and access the full report from the ASA,
please
click here.
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Natural
Health Farm to Carry Paul Penders Products
 The
Natural Health Farm (NHF), a Malaysia-based manufacturer of natural
health supplements founded by naturopathic physician Dr. Jessie Chung,
will soon also carry select skin care, hair care, body care and
cosmetics products exclusively produced by Paul Penders.
NHF is
committed to providing highly quality, natural health products that
help maintain wellness and balance between the body and the
environment. Its products include nutritionals, detoxifiers, and
vitamins, as well as products designed to address specific medical
conditions for natural self healing.
In May 2008, the NHF
marketing and quality control teams visited the Paul Penders company,
where they toured the facility and met with Paul Penders and his
scientific team. Because all Paul Penders products are naturally
formulated from organic ingredients and designed for use on the hair,
skin and body, they compliment NHF’s line of nutritionally-based
products.
To visit the
NHF website, please click
here.
To read more
about Dr. Chung, and her 2007 award for Asia Pacific
International Entrepreneur Excellence, click
here.
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