Despite regulatory agencies like the FDA, whose job it is to keep consumers safe,
harmful products still manage to slip through the cracks every day.
Not exact matches
Thanks for such an informative post — I'm
still in two minds whether to discount the use of parabens or not in
products (Lush claim that they are not
harmful, for example) but I do think it's interesting how certain terms are unregulated.
A truly vegan brand has to also have a sustainable focus, so many vegan
products and materials are
still harmful to animals and very damaging to the planet.
Because this
product will be mostly used outdoors it is important to make sure that you
still protect your baby from the sun's
harmful rays.
This
product can
still secure your baby by just cocooning him in this blanket without the use of any
harmful closures.
Despite tobacco industry claims of heat - not - burn
products being less
harmful than regular cigarettes, the health effects of the devices are
still unproven, according to researchers.
As lead author Laura Rupprecht said, «The findings are important in the context of potential
product standards requiring very low nicotine levels in cigarettes, as they indicate that low nicotine levels may
still reduce body weight, possibly motivating continued use and maintaining exposure to
harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke.»
«Even
products marketed specifically for vaginal use and marked hypoallergenic or organic may
still be
harmful to the delicate vaginal balance.»
You
still need to watch out for sneaky
products that are promoted as low - calorie or low - fat that contain
harmful compounds such as additives and added sugar.
An endless list of studies have proved the
harmful effects of trans fats on our health and their lack of nutritional value and yet they are
still found in large quantities in all processed
products we consume on a daily basis.
In fact, BPA free
products may
still contain more
harmful chemicals like:
Unfortunately, there are many individuals who became vegetarians or vegans only to supplement animal foods with plant ones but at the same time they
still consume refined sugar, white flour
products, refined grains and pasta or even
harmful stimulants.
We are in the process of getting rid of these items (many of which were marketed as «All Natural», but
still contain
harmful chemicals) and making great efforts towards making our own safe
products using essential oils and other nontoxic ingredients.
Even though it has proven not to be necessary and France's Moore Lappe herself has made that point,
still, the up side is that is is not in any way
harmful, and also, I think that at the time it gave people confidence to drop animal
products because they could be assured of meeting nutritional needs.
Thank you Thea, but these questions are
still important, because there are no
products on the market with absolutely 0
harmful chemicals even vegetables and fruits are not 100 % harmless due to pesticides and genetically modified plants, and they also have hormones.
They
still think that increasing complacency and providing moral excuses for eating animal
products is a possible risk.227 Open Cages believes that animal advocates should consider such downsides of any intervention they employ and seek new data and evidence about whether current programs are net
harmful both in the short term and the long term.228 They are ready to change approaches if new evidence emerges.229
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However, when tested, many
products still contain
harmful materials.
Yes, that might include blackmail, but it also could include less malevolent but
still worrisome practices like ad targeting that reinforces stereotypes or markets
harmful products.