{"id":1349,"date":"2021-05-26T09:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2022-03-02T12:47:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T17:47:29","slug":"how-to-read-a-product-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/how-to-read-a-product-label\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read a Product Label"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know you\u2019re using a cleaning product correctly? Maybe you\u2019re cleaning the same way your parents did. Perhaps you\u2019re doing what you\u2019ve seen on TV. Not bad. But hopefully you\u2019ve also peeked at the product label and followed the information on there. In fact, that label should get more than a peek. You may be surprised by just how much information it has.<\/p>\n<p>What can you find on a cleaning product label? Here\u2019s what one of ACI\u2019s scientists has to say:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZM6ni4vj6fQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you pick up a cleaning product, keep an eye out for these main sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Directions: Always use products as instructed for safe use and best results.<\/li>\n<li>Caution Warnings: Warnings will be in bold, large print.<\/li>\n<li>Ingredients: More detailed information can be found on the manufacturer\u2019s website or through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartlabel.org\/\">SmartLabel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Storage and Disposal Instructions: Products will have specifications on storage to ensure safety and help products last. Disposal instructions will say how to discard leftover product and if the packaging is recyclable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know you\u2019re using a cleaning product correctly? Maybe you\u2019re cleaning the same way your parents did. Perhaps you\u2019re doing what you\u2019ve seen on TV. Not bad. But hopefully you\u2019ve also peeked at the product label and followed the information on there. In fact, that label should get more than a peek. You may be surprised by just how much information it has. What can you find on a cleaning product label? Here\u2019s what one of ACI\u2019s scientists has to say: &nbsp; So the next time you pick up a cleaning product, keep an eye out for these main sections: Directions: Always use products as instructed for safe use and best results. Caution Warnings: Warnings will be in bold, large print. Ingredients: More detailed information can be found on the manufacturer\u2019s website or through SmartLabel. Storage and Disposal Instructions: Products will have specifications on storage to ensure safety and help products last. Disposal instructions will say how to discard leftover product and if the packaging is recyclable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[20,760],"class_list":["post-1349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-innovation","tag-cleaning-products","tag-ingredient-communication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1358,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions\/1358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}