Here is an awesome website that has tons of research on everyday products that you and your family may be using.  Want to find out if there are dangerous chemicals are in your clothing, your children's toys, fido's dog toys?  They have a searchable database on chemicals and also on products containing lead.  When you begin to realize that toxic chemicals are all around us, even in everyday products, it starts to make sense why there are so many people who have health issues - the link between toxins and health issues is growing larger by the day. You will also find a widget at the bottom of this page where you can do a search on various products.

Using the Widget

Select your category from the drop-down list and enter your search terms in the text box. You may search on product name, UPC, brand, and level of concern. NONE, LOW, MED, and HIGH are reserved words and if added to the search will filter the results based on level of concern.

Query results are limited to 30 products. If your query returns more than 30 products we suggest narrowing your search. The query results show the product name, the level of concern, and an icon of the level of concern (green for none or low, yellow for medium, and red for high). If the product name is too long to fit in the Widget, you can move your mouse over the product to find out the entire name. For complete test results click on the listed product to go to its details page on HealthyStuff.org.

Sample Queries

Select the Toys category. You can search for products by name (such as Barbie, Hannah, or Football), a brand name (such as Fisher-Price, Hasbro or Maggie), a product UPC code (a number, like 678634798268), or the overall level of detection in a product (High, Medium, Low, or None). These searches can be combined, e.g. (Barbie Medium or Hasbro Low).

Requirements

In order to run the Widget, you must have Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher installed. Adobe Flash Player may be downloaded here. The Widget also requires a network connection in order to function.

If you prefer to visit the website, you will be required to set up a free accout and login to the site, but it is well worth it.


"Did you know that there is a 33-year old law that was supposed to ensure that Americans know what chemicals are in use around them, and what health and safety hazards they might pose, has produced awww.ewg.org/files/secret-chemicals.pdf