Have you heard of the Environmental Working Group?Up until a few months ago I hadn't heard of them either. They are a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. Their mission is to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment.
" EWG drives consumer choice and civic action with its game-changing investigations and research on toxics and environmental health, food and agriculture, and water and energy. For two decades, EWG’s groundbreaking research has changed the debate over environmental health. From households to Capitol Hill, EWG’s team of scientists, policy experts, lawyers, communication experts and programmers has worked tirelessly to make sure someone is standing up for public health when government or industry won’t." -EWG webiste
What I LOVE about this site is that they rate products & bust through common myths about cosmetics, produce, cleaning products & more. They also rate products on an A-F scale (like in school) so that you know how safe things are, as well as offer tips & guides to all sorts of things.
In our house we have been doing our best to remove chemicals from our home for a bunch of different reasons & this site has made it easier as a consumer to be able to know what is safe for our family or what we can do to eliminate chemicals from our home.
Go and check them out at http://www.ewg.org/ and share your thoughts.
