It is important to understand the details of a product, including its ingredients or materials, positive and negative aspects. Here are some key points from the search results:
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Ingredients: The ingredients in a product are listed on the label in descending order by weight, with the first ingredient listed being present in the largest amount. Some manufacturers may choose to describe ingredients only by their broad chemical class or functional class, rather than identifying specific chemical ingredients. In some cases, manufacturers may define a component or group of components as proprietary and therefore confidential, in which case the specific ingredients in that component are not publicly disclosed. Declare labels disclose all intentionally-added ingredients and residuals at or above 100ppm (0.01%) present in the final product by weight.
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Positive and negative aspects: The potential health impacts of a products published ingredients are evaluated for documented evidence of Carcinogenicity, Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity and/or Allergenicity & Immunotoxicity. Nutrient content claims describe the nutrients in a food beyond what is listed on the Nutrition Facts label, intended to showcase a health benefit of the food. However, research has shown that "positive" front-of-package labels like health stamps or checkmarks can overrate a foods healthfulness.
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Materials: Declare labels report all product ingredients and use a simple color code to indicate whether a product contains any Red List chemicals, which are materials, chemicals, and elements known to pose serious risks to human health and the greater ecosystem.
