Data Sources

NonToxic Checker pulls from 23 public sources. Government regulators and certifier registries drive verdict scores; sentiment sources provide context only.

Source Type Refresh Notes
EWG Skin Deep Web scrape Per brand Hazard score + flagged ingredients
FDA Warning Letters Government API Monthly
FDA MoCRA Registration Government registry Quarterly Cosmetics facility + product listings
FDA Enforcement & Recalls Government API Daily
CPSC Recalls Government API Daily
California Prop 65 Notices Government registry Monthly
CourtListener (lawsuits) Public docket search Monthly
EPA Safer Choice Certifier registry Monthly
EPA CompTox Dashboard Government database Per brand
EPA TSCA Inventory Government database Per brand
MADE SAFE Certifier registry Monthly
EWG Verified Certifier registry Monthly
Leaping Bunny Certifier registry Monthly
USDA Organic Integrity Government registry Monthly
COSMOS Organic Certifier registry Monthly
OEKO-TEX Label Check Certifier registry Monthly
GOTS Certified Suppliers Certifier registry Monthly
UL Spot (GREENGUARD Gold) Certifier registry Monthly
Green Seal Certified Certifier registry Monthly
Cradle to Cradle Registry Certifier registry Monthly
Clean Label Project Certifier registry Monthly
INCI decks (brand site) crawl4ai scrape Per brand Full ingredient list parsing
Reddit sentiment LLM-summarised scrape Per brand Context only, non-scoring

How these sources drive the score

Certifier registries feed the cert-points boost. EWG Skin Deep and INCI decks drive flagged ingredients. FDA, CPSC, Prop 65, and CourtListener drive enforcement penalties. All findings require a primary-source URL — see the methodology for the full rubric.