California regulators have found some nail
polishes used and sold in salons that are advertised as free of a
so-called ``toxic trio'' of chemicals have high levels of agents
known to cause birth defects.
    A Department of Toxic Substances Control report to be released
today determined that the mislabeled nail products have the
potential to harm thousands of women who work in more than 48,000
nail salons in California, and their customers.
    The report found that 10 of 12 products that claimed to be free
of the chemical toluene actually contained it, with four products
having dangerously high levels.
    The DTSC's report also found that five-of-seven products that
claim to be free of the trio: formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl
phthalate, or DBP, actually contained one or more of them.