No, what the article is saying is that they are putting toxic chemicals into our fragrances and scented products that are not safe and get into our bloodstream and make us sick. The chemicals are not safe and not approved for use on humans, but they get away with putting them in there through a loophole in the law. We are literally putting poison on our bodies that makes us ill and we have no way of knowing exactly what is in there. And some of it that they did find can actually disrupt your endocrine system.
Yes, many of these chemicals, which are found in body care products, cleaning products and laundry detergents are
neuro-toxins and endocrine disruptors. The European Union has banned most of them due to their toxic effects NOT ONLY on humans, but also on wildlife. Some of these toxic chemicals are xeno-estrogens, compounds that mimic estrogen and bind with estrogen receptors. Perhaps this is one of the explanations for the rapid increase in both breast cancer and prostate cancer.
These endocrine disrupting chemicals are are polluting the water and having drastically negative effects on fish and frogs.
Endocrine disruption in fish is causing genital abnormalities, and decreasing the male fish population.
One third of fish in rivers are changing sex and becoming female.
"In the Potomac watershed near Washington, male smallmouth bass have rapidly transformed into intersex fish that display female characteristics. This was discovered only in 2003, but the latest survey found that more than 80 percent of the male smallmouth bass in the Potomac are producing eggs."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28kristof.html