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Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by candiddevmike on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:32AM (#33817581)
Who cares about hiding trade secrets if those trade secrets are "just a pinch of mercury" or some other nefarious chemical.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by prox on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:35AM (#33817623)
Just thinking ahead here for some possible pitfalls why companies would be against it.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by _aavaa_ on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:44AM (#33817756)
Unfortunately I just see anything that they don’t want to disclose (because it’s harmful) to become a trade secret
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by standardUser on Thursday December 01, 2022 @11:46AM (#33818850)
Then mandate a label that clearly states there are unknow ingredients that the manufacturer refuses to list.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by danuker on Thursday December 01, 2022 @12:12PM (#33819242)
On any ingredients list, that should be assumed when there is a vague ingredient like "Artificial Flavors".

Industry plainly lists potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, and sodium nitrite, which are known carcinogens.

On top of that, the packaging matters: PET is a phtalate which is an endocrine disruptor.

Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by mywittyname on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:44AM (#33817757)
They are going to be against it anyway.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by ben_w on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:48AM (#33817835)
In principal, known toxins (when at anything even close to toxic doses when used normally) should be just not allowed in consumer products in the first place.

In practice, people like their alcoholic drinks and don't understand why that by itself is enough to require the Californian proposition 65 "substances at this location are known to cause cancer" sticker.

Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by ryandrake on Thursday December 01, 2022 @11:44AM (#33818810)
The good news is that the FDA sets "acceptable levels"[1] in food, for things like animal feces, insect infestation, mold, rodent hairs and filth, maggots, and so on, beyond which enforcement is mandatory. The bad news is they are nonzero.

1: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/health/insect-rodent-filth-in...

Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by carlmr on Thursday December 01, 2022 @12:50PM (#33819786)
>The bad news is they are nonzero.

Especially with mold, zero is very very difficult to attain.