GEORGE TOWN, 18 Jan 2018:
The Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) yesterday called on the authorities to introduce laws banning the use of air fresheners that contain harmful chemicals in public places.
President S.M Mohamed Idris said there were concerns such products are likely to increase air pollution and that excessive exposure could also pose health risks.
“According to the study carried out by the American Academy of Sciences, 95% of the chemicals used in air freshener products are synthetic compounds from petroleum that include toxic chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects and reproductive problems.”
He also claimed air fresheners, even the ones said to be organic and eco-friendly, could emit potentially harmful air pollutants as most of the ingredients were unknown or unspecified following copyright protection that allows companies to hide the formula they produced.
– Bernama