How safe are those so-called "green" household cleaners?

As published on huffingtonpost.com, last week's release of the Environmental Working Group's Guide to Healthy Cleaning was such a surprise. EWG's scientists looked at 2,000 cleaners over a one-year period and found half have ingredients known to harm our lungs. According to the organization's president, Ken Cook, who wrote about the process on Enviroblog, they graded products based on the following criteria:

• Hazardous ingredients that pose threats to human health
• Little or no specific ingredient information on the label
• Contains ingredients restricted in some states and the European Union
• Products that release volatile chemicals

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