Healthy Stuff Lab (Ecology Center)

What it is

The Healthy Stuff Lab is a scientific research project of the Ecology Center, a Michigan nonprofit founded in 1970. Its scientists test consumer products, air, soil, water, fish, and food for toxic chemicals. The legacy SafeMama page linked its former site, HealthyStuff.org.

What it covers

Testing of everyday products and environments for toxic chemicals, published as reports, some of them peer-reviewed studies with academic partners.

How to verify

Reports are listed on the Ecology Center's Healthy Stuff Lab page.

How SafeMama uses it

Cited by report where its testing covers a product category SafeMama rates, with the test date stated.

Limitations / conflicts

Test results describe the samples tested on the date tested. SafeMama does not extend a result to products or formulations the lab did not test.