Abstract
A new chemical policy is coming to a small corner of Amazon’s vast online bazaar. The retailer says its private-label consumer products will be formulated without 54 chemicals found to be carcinogenic, mutagenic, persistent, bioaccumulative, or otherwise potentially harmful. Private brands are a small but growing portion of Amazon’s sales. The site sells a handful of baby, personal care, cleaning, and cosmetics products labeled as Amazon Essentials, AmazonBasics, and less-obvious names such as Presto. The restricted chemicals generally fall under the categories of parabens, phthalates, nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates, and formaldehyde donor preservatives. Amazon’s list also includes the antimicrobial triclosan. The move comes one month before the release of an annual report grading retailer chemical policies from Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, a consortium of consumer advocacy groups. Amazon scored a D in the 2017 report. Similarly, Rite Aid drugstores scored a D+ last year; last month, the ch...
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