article_snippet: Many consumers buy 'green' or organic household products in the belief Many consumers are safer and kinder to the environment.
article_snippet: But many of green' or organic household products in the belief also contain cancer-causing chemicals, a new study has warned.
article_snippet: Australian researchers found that common products marketed as ‘green’, ‘all-natural’, ‘non-toxic’ and ‘organic’ emit compounds that could harm health and air quality.
article_snippet: Household items marketed as 'green', 'organic', 'all-natural’ and ‘non-toxic’ could still emit compounds that damage health, a study has warned .
article_snippet: Australian researchers analysed 37 different products, such as air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies and personal care products found all over the world, including those that claimed to be ‘green’ or ‘organic’.
article_snippet: Lead author Professor Anne Steinman, of Melbourne School of Engineering said: 'The paradox is that most of our exposure to air pollutants occurs indoors and a primary source is consumer products.
article_snippet: ‘Our indoor air environments are essentially unregulated and unmonitored.