Target expands list of prohibited chemicals

New York

TARGET Corp has expanded the list of chemicals it wants suppliers to take out of their products, stepping up pressure on its vendors to respond to consumer health concerns.

The list includes almost 600 substances on Health Canada's roster of prohibited cosmetic ingredients, such as coal tars and bisphenol A. It also adds triclosan, an antibacterial ingredient that is under review in hand soaps and sanitisers by the US Food and Drug Administration and was banned from products in Target's home state last year.