Chemicals and Toxicity

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Database of companies that have signed up to provide safe cosmetics that meet European Union Directive 76/768/EEC to be free of chemicals that are known or strongly suspected of causing cancer, mutation or birth defects.

Environmental Working Group
A research organization that studies many products and chemicals to determine levels of chemical impact on human health and development.

Food News-Environmental Working Group
Information on Organic Produce and Pesticides

Scorecard
Database of chemicals manufactured worldwide and their impacts on human health and development.  Great website for finding information on ingredients listed on product packaging and MSDS sheets.

Household Products Database
Database organized by NLM with information on all products found in the home, what chemicals are in these products and health effects associated with these chemicals.

 

 

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