C QUAN BO V MI TRNG CALIFORNIA (CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY)

Ban Kim Sot c Cht Thng Bo Tin Tc

T 04 12 Gim c Deborah O. Raphael

PHT HNH NGAY Cm vn n 10:00 sng ngy 10 thng T, 2012

Lin Lc: Charlotte Fadipe (916) 956-2838 cfadipe@dtsc.ca.gov James Wasserman (916) 402-8106 jwasserm@dtsc.ca.gov

Bo Co Pht Hin c Cht trong Cc Sn Phm Thm M Khng c T ti California

SACRAMENTO, CA Hm nay, Ban Kim Sot c Cht California (California Department of Toxic Substances Control, hay DTSC) thng bo cuc nghin cu cho bit mt kha cnh t hp dn ca k ngh thm m, cho thy l nhiu sn phm chm sc mng tay c cha c cht mc d nhn hiu ca sn phm qu quyt ngc li. Cc nh khoa hc ca DTSC pht hin l bt chp cc qu quyt khng c mt hay nhiu thnh phn trong nhm ba c t - cht toluene, formaldehit v dibutyl phthalate (DBP) vi sn phm chm sc mng tay c by bn ti Nam California c cha cht toluene v DBP mc cao. Tip xc nhiu hay lu di vi cc ha cht ny c th lin quan vi khuyt tt bm sinh, bnh suyn v cc bnh sc khe mn tnh khc. Cc pht hin ca DTSC c bit thit yu cho khong 121,000 k thut vin chm sc mng tay ti California. a s y l cc ph n tr ngi M gc , tip xc hng ngy trong vin thm m khng thng thong vi hng lot ha cht. California c khong 48,000 thm m vin mng tay. Hng ngn ph n v c gi tr mua cc nhn hiu ring bit ny, tin tng l cc sn phm ny an ton, Gim c DTSC Debbie Raphael cho bit. Nghin cu ca chng ti cho thy cc nh sn xut khng bit nhng g c trong sn phm ca h, v cng khng tuyn b chnh xc nhng g c trong sn phm. Nhng ha cht ny c trong y, v i khi vi s lng cao. y l khuynh hng nguy him m chng ti mun lm sng t v cng gii quyt. Th nghim ti phng th nghim c thc hin nhn danh ca DTSC cho thy l ngi tiu dng, cc thm m vin mng tay v trng m dung khng th tin vo qu quyt khng c t do nhiu sn phm chm sc mng tay ra. DTSC ly mu 25 sn phm chm sc mng tay t su a im trong Vng Vnh (Bay Area). Mi hai sn phm c qu quyt khng c t nht mt ha cht trong nhm ba c t. Tuy nhin, 10 trong 12 sn phm c cha cht toluene, v bn trong 12 sn phm ny cha cht DBP. Tht s l vi sn phm khng c t li c cha mc cao ca cht DBP hay toluene hn cc sn phm c sn xut khng cho bit l khng c c t. Chng ta nhn thy nguy c qua kt qu ca bo co ny, Julia Liou pht biu, l ngi ng sng lp ca Nhm Cng Tc Thm M Vin Mng Tay Lnh Mnh California v l ngi

iu qun sc khe cng cng cho Dch V Sc Khe Ngi Chu (Asian Health Services). y l du hiu r rng l cc nh sn xut m phm phi chu trch nhim cho hnh ng ca h. Cc sn phm khng c ng nhn hiu khng ch l vn sc khe cng cng quan trng, m cn vi phm quyn mi trng lm vic lnh mnh v an ton ca ngi lm vic trong thm m vin. Ph n mun c nhng la chn sng sut, do khi bit nhng nh sn xut qung co sai lc cc sn phm ca h vi nhng sai lm ghi trn nhn hiu th y l iu tht s ng ngi. Hin nhin, l c th sn xut thuc sn mng tay khng c cc c t ny, v y l nhng g tt c cc hng nn thc hin, Lisa Archer cho bit, gim c quc gia ca Cuc Vn ng cho M Phm An Ton. Cc nh sn xut khng lm ng, s nh hng n nhng ngi lm vic lng thin, Raphael pht biu. Cc nh sn xut phi t t cu hi c bn sau y: "C cn thit lm cc sn phm chm sc mng tay vi cc thnh phn ny khng?" t cu hi ny l mc tiu chnh ca Quy nh Sn Phm cho Ngi Tiu Dng An Ton Hn ca DTSC," Raphael pht biu. Nhng quy nh, c d nh c hiu lc vo nm 2012, l c gng cho cc nh sn xut sn phm tm cch thay th cc thnh phn c t trong sn phm ca h. DTSC bt u vi s nh cc sn phm tiu dng v s y mnh s thay i ln hn trn th trng gim thiu cc sn phm c c cht. "Chng ti cm n DTSC v cuc nghin cu cho bit nhng iu ny. Bo co ny lm sng t nhng kh khn m ch nhn thm m vin v ngi tiu dng phi i mt khi tm cc sn phm an ton hn," Melanie Nutter pht biu, l Gim c ca Ban Mi Trng ca San Francisco. "Hiu bit nhng th thch ny, San Francisco pht ng chng trnh Thm M Vin Mng Tay Lnh Mnh (Healthy Nail Salon) hun luyn ngi lm vic v tuyn dng cc thm m vin mng tay no thc hnh v chn cc sn phm an ton hn. Chng ti cam kt bo m l ngi tiu dng v ngi lm vic ca thm m vin mng tay c bo v khi s dng cc sn phm mng tay". DTSC thc hin cuc kho st kt hp vi ban lp php v iu lut do Thnh Ph v Qun San Francisco quy nh tuyn dng nhng m vin no dng sn phm an ton. c k ton b bo co ca DTSC: Tm Lc D Liu v Pht Hin t Th Nghim Cc Sn Phm Mng Tay Thu Thp t Vng Vnh San Francisco (San Francisco Bay Area). C th tm thy thng tin v cc i tc ca DTSC ti Nhm Cng Tc Thm M Vin Mng Tay Lnh Mnh California Julia Liou, jliou@ahschc.org Cuc Vn ng cho M Phm An Ton Lisa Archer, larcher@breastcancerfund.org Ban Mi Trng ca San Francisco Sushma Bhatia, sushma.bhatia@sfgov.org ### YU CU CHUNG: Lin lc vi Ban Kim Sot c Cht (Department of Toxic Substances Control) qua in thoi theo s (800) 728-6942 hoc ving www.dtsc.ca.gov. Mun bo co v ch rc, cht thi hay rc thi nguy him khng hp php, gi cho ng Dy Nng Cnh Gic

v Rc Thi (Waste Alert Hotline) theo s (800) 698-6942.

Nhim V ca DTSC l bo v mi trng v ngi dn California trnh cc nh hng gy hi ca c cht bng cch phc hi cc c tnh nhim bn, tm ra v y mnh nhng thnh phn an ton hn trong cc sn phm tiu dng, v bo m cng v iu qun qua cch thc thi, iu hnh v phng nga nhim.