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. 2024 Jan 31;21(2):160.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph21020160.

Comment on Balwierz et al. Potential Carcinogens in Makeup Cosmetics. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4780

Jacques-Aurélien Sergent  1 , Juergen Nolde  2 , Klaus Weber  3   4 , Tobias B Schuster  5 , Valerie Moise  6 , Wolfgang Keller  7 , Jenny Franklin  8
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Comment on Balwierz et al. Potential Carcinogens in Makeup Cosmetics. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4780

Jacques-Aurélien Sergent et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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The article by Balwierz et al [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

J.-A.S., J.N., V.M., T.B.S., W.K. and J.F. are members of the Cefic Sector Group ASASP (Association of Synthetic Amorphous Silica Producers) (https://www.asasp.eu/index.php/about-asasp, accessed 12 December 2023), which is a non-profit trade organization, the purpose of which is to encourage and develop international communication, cooperation, and research concerning synthetic amorphous silica environmental, health, and safety matters and related regulatory matters. J.-A.S. is employee of Solvay TERA Unit, J.N. is employee of Grace GmbH, K.W. is employee of K. Weber Consulting GmbH and AnaPath Services GmbH, T.B.S. is employee of Evonik Operations GmbH, V.M. is employee of Cabot Performance Materials Belgium, W.K. is employee of Wacker Chemie AG, and J.F. is employee of PQ Silicas UK Ltd. These companies are synthetic amorphous silica manufacturing companies. K.W. is an independent scientific adviser for ASASP.

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Silica polymorphs [ASASP based on ECETOC JACC 51]. * SAS stands Synthetic Amorphous Silica.
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