Sarah Briggs, program manager and senior research specialist for Emerging Contaminants and Green Chemistry for the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute led this discussion. “BPA-free”, “parabens and phthalates”, “Safer Choice Certified”, “forever chemicals”, etc… The modern consumer is bombarded with a wide variety of complicated chemical information in the media and on product labels for things like personal care products and household cleaners. Sarah discussed the current landscape of hazardous chemicals in consumer products, chemical ingredients of concern, how to navigate ingredient lists, common eco-labels and what they mean, and additional public resources for identifying products with safer chemical ingredients.
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