Franken Seeks Ingredient Labeling for Household Cleansers
Kare 11 News
John Croman
September 30, 2009
Washington, D.C. -- You know what's in your food and many beauty products. Senator Al Franken wants to make it possible to see exactly what's in your household cleaning products as well.
The Minnesota Democrat introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate requiring producers to fully disclose all ingredients on their product labels, including those suspected of causing long-term harm. Currently the warnings on cleansers are designed to prevent immediate harm due to swallowing, splashing in eyes or other unintended uses.
"If your child has asthma and there's a cleanser that has something in it like a phthalate, that can cause or aggravate asthma," Sen. Franken explained Tuesday, "You like to be able to look at your cleanser and say, 'Ah, my child has that. I will stop using that now.'"