Hi all - I found this yesterday and am so shocked.
You should click on The Body, then your sex, then an area and see what's listed as problem products.....
You will be astounded....I certainly was.
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/Products/Toxics/index.cfm
What can you do? Spread the word mate, spread the word.
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Yes, is very scary list - but some dodgy science there too!
"Contains harmful pollutants" tells you very little, since it makes no judgements about how much of the stuff does or doesn't actually get at you. This might be part of the reason for the profusion of red squares; the site disables copy selection so you can't quote it directly, but to paraphrase;
"You get a red square if you confirm that your product contains harmful pollutants, OR IF YOU REFUSE TO TELL US ONE WAY OR THE OTHER because then we'll have to assume your product is toxic". Nice.
My kitchen is toxic, because I have tea in it. Tea contains natural pthalates, and that would get me a red square if I own up, even though they're safe at the levels I'll be exposing myself to. So I'll bin the questionnaire, and that gets me a red square anyway.
What the hell am I still doing up? My tax return is filed - electronically - so what am I doing on this bloody forum? *shakes fist at Hamiltons*
"Contains harmful pollutants" tells you very little, since it makes no judgements about how much of the stuff does or doesn't actually get at you. This might be part of the reason for the profusion of red squares; the site disables copy selection so you can't quote it directly, but to paraphrase;
"You get a red square if you confirm that your product contains harmful pollutants, OR IF YOU REFUSE TO TELL US ONE WAY OR THE OTHER because then we'll have to assume your product is toxic". Nice.
My kitchen is toxic, because I have tea in it. Tea contains natural pthalates, and that would get me a red square if I own up, even though they're safe at the levels I'll be exposing myself to. So I'll bin the questionnaire, and that gets me a red square anyway.
What the hell am I still doing up? My tax return is filed - electronically - so what am I doing on this bloody forum? *shakes fist at Hamiltons*