According to the Mind the Store campaign rating report, the Toxic Hall of Shame-2021, a dozen major companies earned an “F” for failing to publicly address the growing problem of toxic chemicals that may be in the products they sell to consumers, including Starbucks, Subway and Burger King.  The rating system report* scores companies on a curve based on how well they are properly managing chemical risks in the products they sell to the public.  This year’s grades were tallied on a rubric of 13 actions, including whether the company had publicly committed to a safer chemicals policy; required suppliers to document use of chemicals; kept suppliers accountable; and had reduced or eliminated chemicals or plastics of environmental and health concern within the last three years. 

The Mind the Store campaign (now in its 5th year) examines and grades the practices of 50 retail chains with more than 200,000…