Some Quick Facts

• 85% of product warning labels are either inadequate or incorrect in identifying a poison or offering first aid instructions.
• Indoor air is more polluted than outdoor air.
• Of the 75,000 synthetic chemicals that have been developed since the Second World War, less than half have been tested for toxicity to humans. Very few have been tested for long-term effects.
• The human body can absorb chemicals left behind by household products several months after they were used.
• 90% of poisonings occur at home.
• Household cleaners are the leading cause of poisonings among North American children. (During one year in the province of Alberta, more than 14,000 infants and children were poisoned.)
• Household cleaners give off fumes that can increase the risk of childhood asthma.
• Every year in North America, we pour more than 32 million pounds of household cleaners down the drain.
• Housewives have a 55% higher chance of developing cancer.