GoodGuide Press Releases

George Consagra Joins GoodGuide as CEO 8/26/2010

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - August 25, 2010) -  GoodGuide, which provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on health, environmental and social impacts of products and companies, today announced that George... more »

GoodGuide Announces New Protocols to Enhance Consumer Product Testing 12/8/2009

December 8, 2009 — San Francisco — GoodGuide, which provides health, environment and social responsibility ratings for consumer products, announced today that it has implemented new protocols to enhance testing of consumer products. ... more »

GoodGuide Issues Correction About Its Toy Testing Methodology 12/7/2009

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 7, 2009. In a press release we issued on Saturday, December 5th, we published the results of our testing of chemical levels in toys and stated that certain toys we tested had antimony and chromium levels that ... more »

Hottest Holiday Toys High in Hazardous Chemicals 12/4/2009

SAN FRANCISCO – December 5, 2009. Parents who have not yet managed to score a Zhu Zhu Pet this holiday season might want to breathe a sigh of relief. The Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster Mr Squiggles, the Bakugan 7-in-1 Maxus Dragonoid, and the F... more »

New iPhone Application From GoodGuide Lets Users Scan Barcodes to Get Health, Environment and Social Responsibility Ratings While in the Store 11/18/2009

November 18, 2009 — San Francisco — GGoodGuide today announced the first iPhone application that scans barcodes to provide impartial health, environment and social responsibility ratings of products and companies. The newest version o... more »

GoodGuide and Alice.com Help Shoppers Find Out What's Really in Their Shopping Basket 11/17/2009

November 17, 2009 — San Francisco — GoodGuide and Alice.com have joined forces to help consumers be even smarter when buying household essentials online. Shoppers choosing products on Alice.com can now see GoodGuide's independent heal... more »

GoodGuide Launches Food Category — New Health and Environmental Findings Shed Light on What We Feed Our Kids 3/16/2009

SAN FRANCISCO – March 16, 2009. GoodGuide™, the largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of products and companies, released ratings of processed foods today. GoodGuide’s ne... more »

With Toxic Toys Still on Shelves, Parents Dial Into GoodGuide 12/10/2008

SAN FRANCISCO - GoodGuide, a San Francisco-based start-up with a social mission, released comprehensive health, social, and environmental toy product ratings today at http://www.goodguide.com and on mobile devices, helping parents identify and a... more »

Web 2.0 Conference: GoodGuide App for iPhone and iPod touch Will Change the Way Consumers Shop 11/4/2008

SAN FRANCISCO — November 6, 2008 - Millions of people looking to buy safe, healthy and green products now have the perfect tool to help them make better choices while they are in stores. The GoodGuide app for iPhone and iPod touch gives cons... more »

TechCrunch 50: New Start-up Provides Free, Instant Access to World's Largest Source of Consumer Product Information 9/10/2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Millions of people looking to buy safe, healthy and green products now have the perfect tool to help them navigate the marketplace. GoodGuide, which debuted at the influential TechCrunch50 Conference today, will for the first time ... more »