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>When I look at the laundry-list of chemicals in personal-care products I often wonder how much effort goes into testing all of this gunk.

A lot of effort

>> how much effort goes into testing all of this gunk.

> A lot of effort

Into testing the long-term biochemical and environmental consequences? lol no absolutely not. Source: I work in this field.

At least in eu, regulation is present to at least try to ensure that products are quite safe for the customers and for the environment

I think there are no long terms and that’s the case for food as well

Good news (sarcasm), they laid off all the people responsible for that.