Scented products contain undisclosed compounds that are defined as hazardous chemicals under U.S. law, an environmental researcher says.
Steinemann’s analysis of six best-selling items (three air fresheners and three laundry products) found they contained nearly 100 volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, “but none of the VOCs were listed on any product label.”
Ten of the VOCs are regulated as toxic or hazardous under U.S. laws, of which three are classified as hazardous air pollutants.
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