I have switched to alternative products some time ago, and rarely use the national brands of products.

I personally think the public should be informed of the ingredients we expose ourselves to and pump into the environment. The labeling of any of the products sold does not allow us to make informed decisions which leads us all to unknowingly put the environment our pets, wildlife and the planet at risk.

As with many issues discussed here at DU - we now know - unless we ourselves make an effort to find the information, it will not be known.

In the past several years, I have one dog that had developed a tumor that started in his nose and grew to occupy a large part of his brain. By the time the Vets found this tumor - nothing could be done. Another dog, died of kidney failure. I am not going to elaborate on the last few weeks of his life.
While no one ever will know what caused these illnesses I have my suspicions about the household products I used for many years.
Never again.

It is an extra effort to seek out the information but well worth it.

Here I Will post the database information page I found for anyone's perusal.
All common products and their ingredients are listed. Albeit - the government appears to allow some ingredients to be under wraps indicated as "unspecified".

You can search by product name, ingredient - exposure signs and symptoms - human effects and animal effects etc.

National Institute of Health, National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/produ...

Cheers to your health!

rumpel