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While you may think it didn’t have an effect a recent 99pi episode covered it and it sounds like it has definitely motivated many companies to remove chemicals from their products.

It’s not perfect but it has had a positive effect https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/warning-this-podcast-...

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Beat me to it!

As a non-Californian I’m used to them from the little stickers on seemingly every electronics cable that comes with something I buy.

But from listening to that episode when it came out it sounds like it really has helped a lot, even if it’s also become kind of obnoxious.

  seemingly every electronics cable

If it's something you've bought recently the offending ingredient should be listed. Otherwise, my money would be on lead being used as a plasticizer. Either way at least you have the tools to find out now.

But does it actually benefit the customer?

Like is it one of those things the remove a 1 in a billion chance of cancer, and now have a product that wears out twice as fast leading to a doubling of sales?

Thanks, that's an interesting overview.

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