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Science Time. Do you like buying foods and skincare products that don't have lots of chemicals in myth? This scientific paper was published by Nature Chemistry, one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world. And it's the best source I've ever found for how to find those sorts of products. Let's quickly go over it. And manufacturers of consumer products, in particular edibles and cosmetics, have broadly employed the term chemical-free in marketing campaigns and on product labels. Such characterization is often incorrectly used to imply and interpretive. to mean that the product in question is healthy, derived from natural sources or otherwise free from synthetic components. We have examined them subjected to rudimentary analysis in a exhaustive number of such products, including but not limited to, lotions and cosmetics, parable supplements, household cleaners, food items, and beverages. Herein are described all those consumer products, to our knowledge, that are appropriately labeled as chemical-free. down through the list. Scroly. Scroly. Okay, that's it. I like how they manage to format it so that it's really easy to send to your friends or your mother to take shopping with them.
Additional notes
When the paper was submitted to Nature, this is the cover letter that was sent with it: ““We have completed an exhaustive study of common products that are marketed as ‘chemical-free’ and have prepared a detailed analysis of those products that are appropriately labeled as such. In brief, there aren’t many. In briefer, see the body text of our manuscript. We believe that the popular use of the term ‘chemical-free’ is of great interest (and of even greater malaise) among chemists of all backgrounds, that our findings are generally applicable and our analysis robust enough. In addition, though this topic is frequently discussed in many circles in the chemistry community, no peer-reviewed study to our knowledge has been reported on this topic at this length. For these reasons, we consider Nature Chemistry to be the appropriate journal for publication of our manuscript. We hope that this article serves as a practical resource for chemical education and science advocacy and that the examples described therein provide useful guidance for appropriate marketing and labeling practices.” #science #health #nutrition #chemicals #edutok
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- Nature Chemistry paper on products marketed as chemical-free; DOI/link not present in the available Notion or spreadsheet material