ecoFib #6 : All Other Fibbing

ecoFib #6 : All Other Fibbing

All false claims  and misleading information fall into this category.   The most blatant example of this includes claiming certification for a product when the certification doesn’t exist.  BUT what is even worse… a certification that exists but is worthless!  One such certification is Eco-cert, but I’ll leave that story for another post!

All 6 ecoFibs are as follows:

ecoFib#1 : Hidden Trade-Off

ecoFib #2 : Can’t Prove the Claim!

ecoFib #3 : Broad & Vague

ecoFib #4 : That One is Worse!

ecoFib #5 : Simply Irrelevent

ecoFib #6 : All Other Fibbing

ecoFib #5 : Simply Irrelevent

ecoFib #5 : Simply Irrelevent

Since most people are so busy living their lives, companies are taking advantage by putting stuff on the labels that has already been banned; therefore, these claims – although truthful -  are simply irrelevant and an insult to us as consumers seeking environmentally sound products..  Two common examples are:

1. Suncreen without PABA -  PABA has been banned from sunscreens for years.   Sunscreens in general have a whole lot of other stuff we need to be concerned about.  Check it out on the Skin Deep website.  For fun, type in PABA in the search button and check out which “organic” company uses it in their shampoo and moisturizer.  This information can be found under the headline “Products reported to contain PABA”.

2. Claiming that a product is free of chlorofluorocarbons, which deplete the ozone layer. Since CFCs have been banned for 30 years, no products are manufactured with it.

What we’ve covered so far…

ecoFib#1 : Hidden Trade-Off

ecoFib #2 : Can’t Prove the Claim!

ecoFib #3 : Broad & Vague

ecoFib #4 : That One is Worse!

ecoFib #5 : Simply Irrelevent

Stay posted for the last of the ecoFibs!