Ive heard that GreenEarth causes cancer, is that true?
Absolutely not. This rumor dates back to 2004-2005 news coverage around the release of a voluntary two-year bioassay study commissioned by Dow Corning, a manufacturer of D5. News reporters like to create controversy, and a preliminary finding of this study allowed them to do just that. Follow-up research was conducted that determined that D5 liquid silicone poses no risk to human health; however this research finding did not receive widespread news coverage—nor did subsequent scientific reviews by the Illinois EPA, California’s Air Resources Board (CARB), the government of Canada and the UK. Here is what matters: The EPA does not recognize D5 silicone as a potential carcinogen or toxic air contaminant. The EPA does not regulate the use of D5 in dry cleaning or any other application. The California Air Resources Board conducted an extensive 18 month review of the health and safety research and ruled that use of D5 in dry cleaning does not pose an adverse health risk for the public. The
