Welcome to Disclosure Watch!
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WVE has been working for ingredient transparency in cleaning products since July 2007. We are happy to report that progress is being made! |
September 2009
-WVE has been working with Senator Al Franken's office on the language of a bill to require cleaning product companies to disclose all of the ingredients on their products directly on the label. The bill was introduced in the US Senate on September 23. Read more.
-WVE is part of the Business-NGO Working Group, whose mission is to promote the creation and adoption of safer chemicals and sustainable materials. WVE is currently working with the Workgroup to create an Implementation Guide for implementing green chemistry, part of which is to know and disclose product chemistry. Learn more.
July 2009
Representative Steve Israel (D-Long Island) announced new federal legislation for ingredient disclosure in cleaning products. The Household Product Labeling Act of 2009 will require that companies provide a complete and accurate list of all ingredients on the product container or product packaging. Learn more.
April 2009
Under pressure from NGO's, the Fragrance Materials Association releases air freshener fragrance ingredients, grouped by annual volumes of use. View the list of ingredients here (.pdf).
March 2009
After months of ongoing dialogue with WVE, SC Johnson announced that they will immediately begin disclosing ALL of the ingredients they use in their products, including dyes, preservatives, and fragrance! Learn more.
February 2009
Some companies are beginning to disclose the ingredients they use in their products. Here are the ones we know about now. Click on the company to see their ingredients.
January 2009
In December of last year, the industry announced their voluntary ingredient communication plan.
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