Corporate Responsibility & Government Oversight
Sign the petition asking companies to make cleaning products safe!
No legal requirements exist for ingredient labeling on household cleaning products.
Yet many consumers, especially those who have asthma or women of childbearing age, need ingredientslistings in order to be able to make choices that allow them to avoid potentially harmful exposure.
That's why WVE is asking companies to help protect public health by providing important health and safety information to consumers.
Why are we asking for full disclosure of ingredients on the label?
In June of 2007, WVE wrote a letter to more than 20 major cleaning companies requesting just this.
So far, only eight companies have responded to our request.
Read the company responsesIn September, WVE sent another letter to the companies mentioned in the report and to top "green" companies that make household cleaning products.
We also sent targeted letters to 5 of the top companies.
- Read the letter to Clorox
- Read the letter to Procter and Gamble
- Read the letter to Reckitt-Benckiser
- Read the letter to the makers of Simple Green
- Read the letter to SC Johnson and Son
- Read the letter to the Soap and Detergent Association
Sign the petition asking companies to make cleaning products safe!
What You Can Do A list of resources to help you protect the health of your family
Take Action! Demand that companies label their products and take harmful chemicals out of their cleaners
Read Household Hazards, WVE’s report on the potential hazards of chemicals in cleaning products
Return to the main cleaning products campaign page
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WVE in the Washington Post