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Researchers in both countries say the accumulating evidence merits deeper investigation, especially as pigments such as carbon black, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and azo dyes are known to migrate to lymph nodes and remain there for years.—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025 According to the company, their period underwear is also made without any PFAS or azo dyes.—Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024 Today, they are often synthesized from a chemical derived from petroleum called naphthalene to make a final product called an azo dye.—Lorne J. Hofseth, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2021 The following textile ingredients are also prohibited: toxic heavy metals, formaldehyde, aromatic solvents, GMOs and their enzymes, and azo dyes that release carcinogenic compounds.—Lindsay Talbot, Marie Claire, 19 July 2018
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