CHOOSING SAFER PRODUCTS - Clothing through Furniture

updated Jan 27, 2010 by Maria Mergel

Product Category	Guidelines on Choosing Products	Databases of Specific Products
Clothing and Apparel	Healthy Building Network and Health Care Without Harm: Future of Fabric report (PDF, geared for hospitals but provides an overview of toxic chemicals in fabrics) Washington Toxics Coalition: Clothing and Apparel (Safe Start for Kids), Rain Gear Fear (Growing up Green)	HealthyStuff.org
Cosmetics and Personal Care Products	Environmental Working Group: Shopper's Guide to Safe Cosmetics Pollution in People: Safer Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Washington Toxics Coalition: Personal Care Products (Safe Start for Kids), Screen Your Sunscreen (Growing Up Green)	Environmental Working Group: Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Electronics	Greenpeace: Green Electronics Guide (evaluates electronics companies' policies on toxic ingredients, recycling, and climate change) Pollution in People: Less-Toxic Electronics Please also see our information on Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
Food Storage and Kitchenware	Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Healthier Food Uses of Plastics (PDF fact sheet) Pollution in People: Less-Toxic Kitchenware Washington Toxics Coalition: Lunch Boxes and Food Storage (Safe Start for Kids) What's Cookin'? Make It Safe! (Growing Up Green) Bummed About Baby Bottles? (Growing Up Green) Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups, and Pacifiers (Safe Start for Kids)	HealthyStuff.org: Dining and Bibs (can also search for lunch boxes)
Furniture and Mattresses	Pollution in People: Less-Toxic Furniture Washington Toxics Coalition: Mattresses and Changing Pads (Safe Start for Kids), Furniture (Safe Start for Kids)

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|| Product Category \\ || Guidelines on Choosing Products \\ || Databases of Specific Products \\ ||
| Clothing and Apparel \\ | * Healthy Building Network and Health Care Without Harm: [Future of Fabric report|http://www.healthybuilding.net/healthcare/FutureOfFabric.pdf] (PDF, geared for hospitals but provides an overview of toxic chemicals in fabrics)
* Washington Toxics Coalition: [Clothing and Apparel|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/safe-start-for-kids-1/choosing-safer-products-clothing-and-apparel] (Safe Start for Kids), [Rain Gear Fear|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/growing-up-green-1/rain-gear-fear] (Growing up Green) \\ | * [HealthyStuff.org|http://www.healthystuff.org] |
| Cosmetics and Personal Care Products | * Environmental Working Group: [Shopper's Guide to Safe Cosmetics|http://www.ewg.org/files/EWG_cosmeticsguide.pdf]&nbsp;
* Pollution in People: [Safer Cosmetics and Personal Care Products|http://pollutioninpeople.org/safer/products/cosmetics]
* Washington Toxics Coalition: [Personal Care Products|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/safe-start-for-kids-1/choosing-safer-products-personal-care-products] (Safe Start for Kids), [Screen Your Sunscreen|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/growing-up-green-1/copy_of_may-2008-bummed-about-baby-bottles] (Growing Up Green) \\ | * Environmental Working Group: [Skin Deep Cosmetics Database|http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com] |
| Electronics | * Greenpeace: [Green Electronics Guide|http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up] (evaluates electronics companies' policies on toxic ingredients, recycling, and climate change)&nbsp;
* Pollution in People: [Less-Toxic Electronics|http://pollutioninpeople.org/safer/products/electronics]
* Please also see our information on [toxipedia:Electronic Waste (E-Waste)] | |
| Food Storage and Kitchenware \\ | * Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: [Healthier Food Uses of Plastics|http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?RefID=77083] (PDF fact sheet)
* Pollution in People: [Less-Toxic Kitchenware|http://pollutioninpeople.org/safer/products/kitchenware]
* Washington Toxics Coalition:&nbsp;
** [Lunch Boxes and Food Storage|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/safe-start-for-kids-1/choosing-safer-products-lunchboxes-and-food-storage] (Safe Start for Kids)
** [What's Cookin'? Make It Safe\!|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/growing-up-green-1/whats-cookin-make-it-safe] (Growing Up Green)
** [Bummed About Baby Bottles?|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/growing-up-green-1/may-2008-bummed-about-baby-bottles] (Growing Up Green)
** [Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups, and Pacifiers|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/safe-start-for-kids-1/choosing-safer-products-baby-bottles-sippy-cups-and-pacifiers] (Safe Start for Kids) | * HealthyStuff.org: [Dining and Bibs|http://www.healthystuff.org/departments/childrens-products/product.searchtype.php?getclass=Dining%20%26%20Bibs] (can also search for lunch boxes) |
| Furniture and Mattresses \\ | * Pollution in People: [Less-Toxic Furniture|http://pollutioninpeople.org/safer/products/furniture]
* Washington Toxics Coalition: [Mattresses and Changing Pads|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/safe-start-for-kids-1/choosing-safer-products-matresses-and-changing-pads] (Safe Start for Kids), [Furniture|http://www.watoxics.org/healthy-families/safe-start-for-kids-1/choosing-safer-products-furniture] (Safe Start for Kids) | |
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