GoodGuide...A New Website for Finding Safe, Healthy and Green Products

Did you know that 75% of white breads contain high fructose corn syrup or that a glass of cranberry juice has more sugar than a Coke? You'll find these surprising facts and a lot more at a brand, spankin' new website called GoodGuide. (in fact it's so new, it's still in Beta testing so you will probably see it evolve over time.)

The site appears to serve two purposes: a rating system for products and a resource for learning about all sorts of health, environmental and social issues that are associated with the types of products we buy.

You can search for a specific product or browse by category for the following types of products: Food, Personal Care, Household Chemicals and Toys. Each product is given a rating score of 0 to 10 (10 is the best). The rating is made up of data from 3 different types of performance: health, environment and social. If you're interested in the deets, click deeper for information about things like how the manufacturer is addressing global warming or workplace diversity.
The site also provides links to current, relevant news stories and the latest product recall information.

Yowza! There's a lot of information on this website! I've signed up for a free membership which hopefully doesn't mean my inbox will be bombarded with mail, but that I'll get a head's up on the latest product news that I can share with you!