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Greenspace: Are Cleaners Toxic? Labels Are Clueless

Philadelphia Inquirer

Sandy Bauers

Monday, February 23

When Earthjustice and other environmental groups announced last week that they were suing several major household cleaner manufacturers, asking that they be required to list ingredients, I was mystified.

Don't they already?

It set me to rummaging under the kitchen sink for my cleaner of choice.

The first ingredient: "soap agents." I noted it wasn't merely "soap." The word "agents" sounded ominous.

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