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Ingredient Index
99 ingredients with full verdicts. 26 pet food ingredients with full verdicts — they're family too. Plus 3,924 from FDA's inventory. Know everything.
Risk ratings reflect Consumer Rising's editorial judgment based on published research and regulator actions. Consumer Rising is an independent education publication — not doctors, not scientists. This index is general information, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about your own health. Full disclaimer.
They're family too. Know what's in their bowl — debated pet food ingredients with full verdicts.
Risk ratings reflect Consumer Rising's editorial judgment based on published research and regulator actions (FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, AAFCO, EFSA). General information only — not veterinary advice. Talk to your vet about your pet's diet. Full disclaimer.
Around a thousand of these entered through GRAS self-determination — companies declaring them safe themselves, never reviewed by the FDA.
The Full Inventory is a transparency list drawn from the FDA's “Substances Added to Food” records — names, technical effects, and regulatory paperwork status only. It contains no health claims and no verdicts: a substance being listed here means it appears in FDA's records, nothing more. General information only — not medical advice.
The FDA bans about 10 cosmetic ingredients. The EU bans 1,658. Search what’s on your skin.
The Skin Index is a neutral inventory of cosmetic-ingredient names from Open Beauty Facts product labels — no safety ratings, no verdicts. Ban flags reflect regulator action only. Full Skin Index page →
We don’t rate your cleaning products. We reveal them. What stays in your home is up to you.
The Home Index presents facts and studies only — no ratings, no “avoid” lists. Every claim links to its source. Full Home Index page →