What if a green household product isn’t so green after all?

Interesting post on the Consumer Reports Home & Yard blog about “eco-friendly” products that don’t live up to their claims.

Consumer Reports Senior Editor Doug Podolsky discovered that Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwashing Gel … is not “biodegradable,” a claim that appears on the front label of the 45-ounce container. The gel contains a petroleum-based ingredient that’s listed on the bottle as a “non-toxic acrylic polymer.” The presence of this polymer means that the gel is not biodegradable, as the company defines the term.

The article offers a little insight into how this happens, and how companies respond.

Read When ‘green’ claims reveal a gray area on ConsumerReports.org.

Visit Eco-labels.org (by Consumer Reports) for more information on environmental labeling of household products.

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