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Chemical disclosure could protect consumers, advocates fight for transparency

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

Pregnant women, young children especially at risk

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

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…

Company has not notified local communities of their investigation

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

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.