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Check for FWAs in your household products

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-759" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;old&period;teamasia&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;IMG&lowbar;6111&period;jpg" alt&equals;"teamasia2017" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"333"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p&lowbar;center">Sanitary Care Products Asia &lpar;SCPA&rpar; is a Filipino tissue brand that produces hygienic&comma; high-quality tissue products made from 100&percnt; virgin pulp&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Manila&comma; Philippines&comma; August 17&comma; 2010&rpar; – As an increasing number and variety of consumer goods are being introduced to the market&comma; shoppers should be more mindful of the product components of their selected brands to safeguard the health of their family members&period;<&excl;--more--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One overlooked ingredient in household brands are fluorescent whitening agents or FWAs&comma; which are internationally known as optical brighteners&period; They produce a whitening effect on materials that come in contact with the agents&period; Commonly used in detergents and paper productions&comma; FWAs are banned in some countries for their harmful effects on human skin&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>South Korea’s Health and Welfare Department has banned the use of FWAs in wet tissues in all its restaurants after several tests were conducted on the chemical agents&comma; bacteria&comma; and alien substances content of wet tissues used in 54 restaurants in Seoul&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the Philippines&comma; FWA-based household products are not restricted&comma; but an environment-protecting body&comma; responsible for crediting products as environment-friendly goods&comma; has also recognized the dangers of FWAs&period; The group&comma; Philippine Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development&comma; Inc&period; &lpar;PCEPSDI&rpar;&comma; prefers consumers to use FWA-free household products&comma; including all kinds of tissue paper&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Make sure you and your family are using quality household products free from harmful chemicals like FWAs&period; To help you pick the right choice of brands&comma; here are some guidelines in buying the safest brands in the market&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol class&equals;"content&lowbar;list">&NewLine;<li>Check the label of the household item you’re eyeing to buy&period; Although some brands enumerate vague ingredients for trade secrecy purposes&comma; opting for those made from natural ingredients will be a good choice&period; You may also learn all safety information about your trusted brand or the new product you want to try by looking up the brand’s material safety data sheet &lpar;MSDS&rpar;&period; Some brands enable the public to view their MSDS information in their website&period; The MSDS lists all information pertaining to product safety&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Trust brands that don’t use strong chemicals when it comes to soaps&comma; detergents&comma; tissue products&comma; or other items that come in contact to skin&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Patronize local and organic products&period; Many natural cleaners and organic items are now available in the market&period; Using these products not only for safer use&semi; it also empowers Filipino brands&period; Filipino brand Sanitary Care Products Asia &lpar;SCPA&rpar; manufactures tissue brands made from FWA-free virgin pulp&comma; which ensures chemical-free&comma; hygienic tissues&period; SCPA products include Sanicare&comma; Femme&comma; and Cheers&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Remove your notion of whiter being the better choice&period; May it be paper cups&comma; tissue rolls&comma; or coffee filters&comma; whiter products aren’t the safer choice as these might be bleached with chemicals like chlorine or FWAs&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Always be the first to know of the latest health news updates&period; News on melamine&comma; lead&comma; cocaine&comma; and other substances in products we consume have been in headlines in the past years&period; And there’s no other way to prevent coming in contact with products containing these harmful substances than keeping up to date&period; May it be on television&comma; internet&comma; or magazines&comma; it’s always good to know the latest health news for your safety and protection&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><b>About Sanitary Care Products Asia<&sol;b><br &sol;>&NewLine;Sanitary Care Products Asia &lpar;SCPA&rpar; is a local manufacturer of hygienic tissue products made from 100&percnt; virgin pulp&period; Pulp fibers used in SCPA products come from reforestated trees from different parts of the world&comma; making it an environment-friendly brand&period; SCPA’s wide range of paper products includes bathroom tissue&comma; facial tissue&comma; table napkins&comma; and paper towels&period; Over the years&comma; its product line has expanded into various hygienic items such as cotton balls and cotton rolls&period; Established in 1996&comma; SCPA continues to serve over 5000 stores with its innovative paper and hygienic products distributed nationwide&period; Today&comma; SCPA has seven branches and 13 office satellites in different regions of the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

J Darell Sapin

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