“Product Lens” Focuses on Whether Chemicals Can Harm Us

When researching product ingredients, it’s common to end with more questions than answers. Is saturated fat good for you if it comes from a coconut? Why does my shampoo bottle say “fragrance-free” on the front and then list a fragrance on the back?

With the release of its new Product Lens report, UL Environment aims to help answer questions like these about the ingredients in building materials. Questions like: Can the silica in drywall give me cancer? Should painters wear equipment to protect them from the titanium dioxide in primer? Why are basic nutrients like zinc considered dangerous?