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Exposure to Phthalates at Heart of L’Oréal Cancer Lawsuit

Beauty company L’Oréal is facing a lawsuit after a customer attributed her uterine cancer to the retailer’s hair care products. So reports Yahoo! Life.

lorealJennifer Mitchell, of Missouri, is suing L’Oréal and several other companies alleging “regular and prolonged exposure to phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals” in hair straightening products contributed to her illness. Mitchell is seeking more than $75,000 in addition to compensation for medical expenses, loss of earnings and punitive damages, among others.

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