William Atkins
Sunday, 08 March 2009 20:33
Science -
Health
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You can checkout what chemicals, colorings, and additives are in the products you use, all in the website GoodGuide. Whether you are in the United States, Australia, or elsewhere in the world, you can find if the toys your kids are playing with are safe, along with the safety of many other international products.
The organization
GoodGuide.com is based out of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Beginning on March 9, 2009, its website will provide information to consumers on just how good or bad our personal care and household products are with respect to our environment and to the inside or outside of our human bodies.
According to the
About Us section of its website, GoodGuide says,
“What chemicals are in your baby shampoo? Was sweatshop labor used to make your t-shirt? What products are the best, and what products should you avoid?”
It adds,
“Increasingly, you want to know about the impacts of the products you buy. On your health. On the environment. On society. But unless you’ve got a Ph.D, it is almost impossible to find out the impacts of the products you buy. Until now …”
Thus, the GoodGuide website
“provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.”
For instance, on December 10, 2008. GoodGuide released a press report for safety-conscious parents during the Christmas shopping season entitled “
With Toxic Toys Still on Shelves, Parents Dial Into GoodGuide.”
The report “
… rates toys on health, environmental and social performance ….”
Page two continues with the Christmas 2008 news report.
