Lawsuit Asks Mr. Clean to Come Clean
Groups cite 1970s law to force makers of household cleaners to reveal chemical makeup.
Albany Times Union
Brian Nearing
Feburary 18, 2009
ALBANY — Health and environmental groups sued Tuesday under a forgotten 1970s state law to force the nation's largest makers of household cleaners to reveal chemicals that go into dozens of products such as Mr. Clean, Resolve, Lysol and Ajax.
The lawsuit also claims the state failed for decades to enforce its own law — a charge denied by both the state Department of Environmental Conservation and an industry trade group.