Chemicals are in everything, from our sofas and pans to our medicines and makeup. But how do we know that the chemicals used are safe? In this episode Mary learns from campaigners, academics and retailers about the risks of toxic chemicals in our everyday lives and what needs to change to keep us safe.

For more on our toxic chemicals inquiry: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/toxic-chemicals-in-everyday-life-17-19/

Music from filmmusic.io:

"Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)