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#India shines for global #consumergoods giants despite urban demand slowdown and global market turmoil.
Senior executives from #Unilever, #ProcterGamble, #PernodRicard, #Reckitt, #PepsiCo, #Heineken and #LOréal have highlighted India's significant contribution to growth among emerging markets during the recent quarter

Despite promises, Western companies continue Russian operations

Around 1,200 other companies have only curtailed their businesses, while only 387 have fully exited.

Among those that stayed are the #Avon Products, the UK consumer goods manufacturer #Reckitt & the French industrial-gas company Air Liquide

Companies such as #PepsiCo, cited humanitarian concerns as a reason to continue operations in Russia

https://kyivindependent.com/ft-despite-promises-western-companies-continue-russian-operations/

#CapitalismFail #RussianAggression #greed #CorporateGreed

‘#ForeverChemicals’ – the part of cleaning you don’t want to last

"Notable categories of cleaners that either may contain, or have historically contained, PFAS are:

- glass and hard surface cleaners
- fabric, upholstery, and #CarpetCleaners and treatments
- #waxes and polishes for #floors, #furniture, #cars and #boat vessels
- dishwashing rinse aids
- #AerosolPropellant-based #cleaners and #AirFresheners
- #paints and #coatings.

"Floor sealers and finishes – products that cure into a film once applied – often contain PFAS. During floor stripping and waxing, PFAS concentrations in dust and air particulate matter were one order of magnitude greater than typical residential indoor air and two orders of magnitude greater than outdoor air, according to a 2022 study.

"But now the cleaning products #Industry wants to keep consumers in the dark about the use of these chemicals in their brands. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in Congress on behalf of leading household cleaning product makers that would deny Americans the right to know about #ToxicChemicals in cleaning products.

"The manufacturer #Reckitt applauded Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) for introducing the bill, which would rob consumers of crucial information about the ingredients in their products. Reckitt makes popular household brands like #Lysol, #Woolite, #AirWick, #Vanish, #Calgon, among many others.

And industry giant #SCJohnson
called for a 'clear federal standard' on disclosing ingredients, knowing any such standard could take a decade or longer. The company manufactures #Glade, #Drano, #Pledge, #ScrubbingBubbles, #Shout and #Windex, along with many other products, including #Ziploc."

#PFAS #PFOS #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PFOA #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #FoodPackaging #Plastics #FireFightingFoam #Firefighters #Health #Mining #Lubricants #Electronics #Cosmetics #PFNA #PFHxS #PFB #GenXChemicals
#Toxic #DowChemical #DuPont #3M #BASF #Teflon #RainWater #DrinkingWater

Is it that #AirFiltration hasn't been profitable for any of the big corporations?

I don't understand how anybody would think that spraying anything the air to eliminate certain #aerosols is a good idea. Certainly not for a #virus that's #airborne like #COV19.

I mean how often is #Reckitt hoping that we use its spray which "helps reduce the spread of airborne pathogens such as cold, Influenza and Coronavirus" (in linked Reuters article)?

https://press.coop/@Reuters/110616799479386697

#IAQ #COVIDIsAirborne