Consumer Products

These 10 Companies Control Basically Everything You Consume [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Consumer-Brands, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Parent Companies, Unilever, Nestlé., Corn Flakes, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Consumer Products, Brands, P&G, Business News

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company...

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3 Reasons Why Mass Customization is the Future of Consumer Products

Erik Eliason | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Mass Customization, Consumer Products, Starbucks, Mass Customization Products, Mass Customization Movement, Customized Products, Starbucks Customization, Business News
Erik Eliason

In the era of Facebook stalking and self-aggrandizement, consumers view products as another form of expressing their uniqueness. Below are three trends that have contributed to the mass customization movement.

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The Chemical Marketplace: Revisiting BPA and PFOA

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Bisphenol A, Microwave Popcorn, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Pfoa, Bpa, Plastic, Food and Drug Administration, Green News
Bill Chameides

The thing that has made bisphenol A so controversial is the fact that it is used in plastic containers and plastic bottles and the linings of tin cans. But lo and behold there has been some good news on that front.

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Will Holiday Specials, Theme Park Attractions and Arena Shows Extend Fox's Ice Age?

Jim Hill | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: The Lion King, Batman Live, Manny the Mammoth, Wembley Arena, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Dreamworks Animation, Fox, Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!, 4D Experience, Guy Caron, Diego, London, Consumer Products, Ice Age, Blue Sky Studios, Walking With Dinosaurs, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special, Twentieth Century Fox, Michael Curry, Cirque Du Soleil, Arena Tour, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Disney, How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular, Alton Towers, Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure, Sid, Gardaland, Entertainment News
Jim Hill

You can stop fretting about global warming. For if Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios have their way, this "Ice Age" is never ever going to end.

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Keeping the Skeeters Off

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Picaridin, Pesticides, Natural Insect Repellent, Insecticides, Disease Vector, Insect Repellent, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, Biopesticide, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Mosquito, West Nile Virus, Toxins, Bug Spray, Chemical Marketplace, Deet, Disease, Consumers, Synthetic Pyrethroid-Class Compound, Permethrin, ir3535, Pmd, Green News
Bill Chameides

The fight against mosquito bites can take many forms, from the myriad sartorial options available (for the fashion-challenged) to the stuff you spray or smooth on to your skin. But which are the safest?

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U.S. Nuke Plant Workers Protected By Whistleblower Ruling

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Safety, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Consumer Reports Rand Paul, Japan Regulation, Consumer Products, Thewatchdog, Japan Earthquake, Japan Crisis, Cpsc, Watchdog, Regulation Watchdog, Rand Paul CPSC, Business News

Welcome to our blog, "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. ...

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Five Products Facing Consumer Backlash

Wallet Pop | Ian N. Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Products, Fluoride, Consumer Backlash, Business News, Low Fat Foods, Bottled Water, Plastic Bags, Hummers, Business News

Consumer history is littered with products, gadgets and items that consumers love to love, only to later hate them. Remember margarine, the Atkins Die...

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The Wrinkle in No-Iron Shirts

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemical Marketplace, Health, Consumers, Cancer, Chemicals, Consumer Products, No-Iron Shirts, Formaldehyde, Green News
Bill Chameides

What makes no-iron shirts so incredibly unwrinklable? How do they do it? I was determined to find out and with a modicum of Googling I was sort of pleased to discover the answer. I say "sort of" because I was not entirely pleased with what I learned.

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The Chemical Marketplace Series -- Drinking It In: Is Fluoride Good for You?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tooth Decay, Fluorosis, Oral Health, Public Health, Avner Vengosh, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Cavities, Chemical Marketplace, Toothpaste, Water, Health, Healthy Teeth, Tap Water, Fluoride, Consumers, Cancer, Drinking Water, Fluoridation, Green News
Bill Chameides

With nearly 200 million Americans drinking fluoridated tap water these days, is it time to ask ourselves, do we really need the fluoridation?

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Cancer Panel Warning: Babies Born Pre-Polluted

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer, Pesticides, Carcinogen, Tsca, Safe Chemicals Act, Fossil-Fuel-Burning, Consumer Products, Frank Lautenberg, Product Safety, Green News
Wendy Gordon

According to a new report by the President's Cancer Panel, researchers have found 300 contaminants -- industrial chemicals, pesticides and pollutants -- in the umbilical cord blood of babies.

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Burt's Bees Are Busy on the Sustainability Front

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Landfills, Nc, Pollution, Consumer Products, Water Usage, John Replogle, Clorox, Electricity, Corporations, LEED Certified, Greenwashing, Burt's Bees, Durham, Waste, Sustainability, Trash, Consumers, Carbon-Free, Green News
Bill Chameides

Crossposted with www.thegreengrok.com.A report from the headquarters of Burt's Bees. If you think about it, Burt's Bees -- maker of lip balms, skin cr...

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SPF 100 Is a Nefarious Lie (and Other Happy Truths)

Mark Morford | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sunblock, Spf, Sun Block, SPF 100, Consumer Lies, Comsumerism, Consumer Products, Healthy Living News
Mark Morford

It's just one of those things, one of those everyday, widespread consumer-oriented lies that have anchored themselves in the culture.

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Drivers of Preference: Why Consumers Will Buy Green

Richard Seireeni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Marketing, Consumer Products, Consumer Spending, Advertising, Brands, Green News
Richard Seireeni

Saving the planet or supporting fair trade is never the only driver of consumer choice -- an insight that becomes especially clear when choices are made between competing green products.

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The Tide Turns: At Long Last, Federal Chemical Regulation Given Priority

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Regulation, Toxic Substances, Environmental Policy, Consumer Products, Nontoxic Products, Healthy Child Healthy World, Impact News
Christopher Gavigan

It's special when an advocate bears witness to a tidal shift in attitude and action around a cause. I experienced just that when EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced recently that her agency, with the White House, is ready to get tough on toxic chemicals.

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