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Packaging

Reading labelling

Into: General product safety Product categories Household products Household safety tips

In order to be an informed and safe consumer, you should read all labels on household products. They will give important messages on aspects such as health, reactivity, flammability, environmental damage, toxicity and safety that are important to you as a consumer, but which you may not have considered. As a wise consumer you should choose products that give the most specific information on ingredients and environmental claims, and you should avoid products avoid products that are highly (...) Read more

Labelling , Packaging

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Waste disposal

Into: General product safety Product categories Household products Household safety tips

Homes generate a great deal of waste and some of this waste is hazardous to our world including paint, chemical cleaners, and automobile fluids. There are specific ways to dispose of these substances. The average household is riddled with products that can pose a drastic threat to the ecosystem should it be disposed of improperly. With care, a conscientious person can make a difference in the state of our environment and general health by properly disposing of hazardous wastes from the (...) Read more

Recycling/Environment , Packaging , Chemicals

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Products for food contact

Into: General product safety Product categories Household products Household safety tips

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for ensuring the public is adequately protected against chemicals that might transfer into your food from these materials, causing you harm or affecting the quality of your food. Food contact materials and articles are those that, in their finished state, are intended to come into contact with food. Examples of food contact materials and articles include food packaging, cookware, cutlery, tableware, work surfaces and food processing machinery (...) Read more

Packaging , Food

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