Normal people products can refer to a wide range of items, including food, personal care products, supplements, and cleaning products. Here is a breakdown of information related to these products:

Food Products

• Ingredients are listed on products in descending order by weight so that the first ingredient listed is always present in the largest amount.
• If an ingredient makes up less than 5% of the food, it does not have to be listed.
• Health claims can be made about a food product and relate to a nutrient or substance in a food, and its effect on health.
• There are a range of other symbols that manufacturers may include on products – some of which are standardized (but may or may not be regulated) .
• Sometimes, food and beverage packaging includes terms that may try to convince the consumer the food is healthy. To help avoid confusion, the FDA sets specific rules for what food manufacturers can call “light,” “low,” “reduced,” “free,” and other terms.

Personal Care Products

• Cosmetics and personal care products are notoriously under-regulated.
• Companies often spruce up labels with words like “naturally derived,” “nontoxic” and “clean” — which sound good but are basically just marketing terms.
• You can search for a product by name or barcode on apps by the Environmental Working Group and Think Dirty to find ingredients of concern.

Supplements

• Dietary supplement labels may include certain types of health-related claims.
• Manufacturers are permitted to say, for example, that a supplement promotes health or supports a body part or function (like heart health or the immune system) .

Cleaning Products

• Certain ingredients in cleaning products can present hazard concerns to exposed populations (e.g., skin and eye irritation in workers) or toxicity to aquatic species in waters receiving inadequately treated wastes.
• Ingredients containing phosphorus or nitrogen can contribute to nutrient-loading in water bodies, leading to adverse effects on water quality.
• Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in cleaning products can affect indoor air quality and also contribute to smog formation in outdoor air.
• Minimal presence of or exposure to potentially harmful chemicals is a desirable pollution prevention objective as part of decisions that also take into account other important product attributes.