Thursday 11 September 2014

The Household Products Database (HPD) from the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Household Products Database (HPD) now contains over 14,000 products.

The Household Products Database links over 14,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients. Each MSDS also contains information about carcinogenicity of the product. The database is designed to help answer the following typical questions:

* What are the chemical ingredients and their percentage in specific brands?
* Which products contain specific chemical ingredients?
* Who manufactures a specific brand? How do I contact this manufacturer?
* What are the acute and chronic effects of chemical ingredients in a specific brand?
* What other information is available about chemicals in the toxicology-related databases of the National Library of Medicine?

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