Exposure is often higher in the home, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are liquids or solids used in consumer products that turn into gas when exposed to air and sunlight. Some VOCs have been linked to asthma, cancer and reproductive and developmental harm as well as damage to the liver, kidneys or central nervous system.
Consumers can’t easily find that information on a label, unless it involves one of the 33 chemicals of concern under Prop 65, Schwarzman said. “You’ve seen label warnings that say, ‘This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm,’ or whatever the concern,” she said. “That benefits the rest of the country, because manufacturers don’t create a special label for products sold in California.
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