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Press Release February 17, 2009

Manufacturers Flout Law, Refuse to Disclose Toxics in Household Cleaners

Chemical disclosure could protect consumers, advocates fight for transparency

Press Release February 4, 2010

Environmental and Health Groups Face Off Against Household Cleaner Giants in Court

National toxics reform movement grows, even as companies refuse to follow existing law

Press Release October 6, 2010

Consumers To Get Household Cleaner Chemical Info, But Questions of How and When Remain

Public interest groups back swift timetable, ‘one-stop shopping’ ingredient info for consumers

Press Release March 3, 2011

Groups Applaud Progress on Cleaning Product Chemical Right-To-Know Effort, Submit Response to State Proposal

Groups want full accounting of nerve and hormone damaging chemicals, even if companies want to keep info secret

Press Release: Victory September 9, 2010

New York To Force Household Cleaner Giants To Reveal Chemical Ingredients

First-of-its kind disclosure cheered by health, consumer, worker, and environmental advocates

Certain chemicals likely to be present in cleaning products can be toxic. Health advocates want a clear view of what's inside the bottle.
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Article March 2, 2018

What’s in Our Cleaning Products, Gov. Cuomo?

The New York governor promised to provide access to information about potentially harmful chemicals in household cleaning products. But he has not yet kept that promise.

People are exposed to chemicals in their communities, homes and workplaces every day, but often lack access to critical information about the safety of these chemicals.
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Press Release April 25, 2017

What’s In Your Cleaning Product? Answers Are On The Way

New reporting requirements for cleaning product makers will inform public about ingredients, potential hazards

Article June 16, 2010

Do you buy Arm & Hammer cleaning products? I used to.

Still waiting to see what’s in their products besides baking soda

When cleaning product manufacturers assure you that product safety is their highest priority, do you ever wonder if their definition of “safe” might differ from yours?
(Women's Voices for the Earth / Josh Koonce, Flickr)
Article April 28, 2015

New Report Exposes Cleaning Industry's Filthy Truth

When cleaning product manufacturers assure you that product safety is their highest priority, do you ever wonder if their definition of “safe” might differ from yours?

Children are especially at-risk because they come into greater contact with household dust than adults. The most effective solution is to ban products containing this entire class of chemicals.
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Press Release March 31, 2015

Health, Firefighter, Consumer and Science Groups Seek Ban on Household Products With Toxic Chemical Flame Retardants

97% of U.S. residents at risk from toxic organohalogen flame retardants in their bodies

Thanks to advocacy by Earthjustice and other groups, New York will now require cleaning product companies to let the public know if the ingredients in their cleaners are linked to health problems.
(NATALI_MIS / SHUTTERSTOCK)
Article: Victory June 11, 2018

New York’s New Guidance Lets Us Know What’s in Our Toilet Bowl Cleaner

A victory for consumers comes after years of perseverance in pushing household cleaning product manufacturers to disclose their ingredients.

Press Release September 28, 2017

Gobierno pide al público evitar muebles, productos para niños y electrónicos con retardantes de fuego

Los retardantes de fuego están asociados con cáncer, problemas de fertilidad y afectaciones al desarrollo neurológico infantil

Independent studies into chemicals contained in cleaning products continue to find health effects ranging from nerve damage to hormone disruption.
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case February 17, 2009

Forcing Companies to Disclose the Makeup of Cleaning Products

Earthjustice took Proctor & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and other household cleaner manufacturing giants to court for refusing to follow a New York state law requiring them to disclose the chemical ingredients in their products and the health risks they pose. Independent studies into chemicals contained in cleaning products continue to find health effects ranging from nerve…

Shell Convent refinery in St. James Parish, Louisiana. (Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / Earthjustice)
Press Release April 14, 2023

Potential Graves of Enslaved Being Investigated at Proposed Air Products Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia Site in Cancer Alley

Company has not notified local communities of their investigation

Press Release: Victory March 12, 2009

Household Cleaner Product Giant SC Johnson Will Disclose Chemical Ingredients

Victory for consumers follows right-to-know lawsuit filed in February

Muchos muebles y productos para niños contienen retardantes de fuego; una comisión federal ha solicitado prohibir todas aquellas que son nocivas para los humanos.
(SIRTRAVELALOT / SHUTTERSTOCK)
Article October 23, 2017

Tras la presión de organizaciones civiles, comisión federal accede restringir retardantes de fuego nocivos para la salud

La reciente decisión de la Comisión Federal de Seguridad de Productos para el Consumidor puede ser un parteaguas para regular productos tóxicos en productos del hogar y proteger la salud pública.

A toxic chemical called galaxolide that’s commonly included in household cleaning products has been found to accumulate in our bodies and ecosystems.
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Article May 26, 2016

Spring Cleaning’s Dirty Secret

A toxic chemical called galaxolide that’s commonly included in household cleaning products has been found to accumulate in our bodies and ecosystems.