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Truth in Labeling

5 Secrets Conventional Cleaning Product Manufacturers Don't Want You to Know

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Households, Cleaning Products, Natural, Exposure to Chemicals, Cpsc, Antibacterials, Truth in Labeling, Consumer Reports, Toxic Chemicals, Environmentally Friendly, Nontoxic, Triclosan, Seventh Generation, Surfactant, Green Cleaning Products, Cleaning, Activeion, Ecover, Dapple, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

These products were meant for use all over the house. If they were as toxic as their labels implied, why were we using them where we ate, bathed, slept and played?

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Taking a Bite out of Fur in the Big Apple

Michael Markarian | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Raccoon Dog, Saks Fifth Avenue, Fur, Bloomingdale's, New York State Assembly, Animals, Truth in Labeling, Linda Rosenthal, Bergdorf-Goodman, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Some fur-trimmed jackets are being falsely advertised as "fake" and as the wrong species of animal -- when they may contain fur from domestic dogs or raccoon dogs skinned alive in China.

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Green Beauty Guide: How To Make Your Beauty Bag More Eco-friendly

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Products, Skin Deep, Environment, Green, Green Living, Beauty Industry, Green Beauty, Beauty, Organic Cosmetics, Truth in Labeling, Cosmetics Chemicals, Green Tips, Green News

Re-examine your beauty products, reduce your waste and the eternal quest for green beauty will be just around the corner. More companies than ever are...

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Greening Hollywood: Eco-Beauty And Sustainable Skincare (Part 1)

Paige Donner | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Bio-Dynamic, Organic Skincare, Joshua Onysko, 1, Personal Care Products, Truth in Labeling, Environmental Working Group, Formaldehyde, Not Just a Pretty Face, Lead in Lipsticks, 4 Dioxane, Contaminants, California Proposition 65, Fda, Stacy Malkan, Eli Hallliwell, Goji Berries, Totora Tree, Preservatives, Whole Foods, Jurlique, Skindeep, Nordstrom's, Anthropologie, SB 1712, Environment, Pangea Organics, Johnson & Johnson, Estee Lauder, Procter & Gamble, Revlon, Green Living, Green News
Paige Donner

Do we really know what we're buying when we buy "natural" and "certified organic" skincare products? Quite a few experts would insist that no, actually, we do NOT.

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