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Introduction
Keeping a family happy and healthy is a full-time job. How do you know if products are really as safe and healthy as they claim to be? Our articles and tests will help.
Top reports
- Antibacterial soaps
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antioxidants
- Baby carriers
- Breakfast on-the-go products
- Buying a bed
- Children’s bike helmets
- Children’s breakfast cereals
- Coconut oil
- Cold and flu remedies
- Colour-care shampoo
- Country of origin labelling
- Crackers
- Flushable wipes
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Hay fever remedies
- Moisturisers
- Manuka honey
- Organic claims
- Orthodontics
- Pizzas
- Raw chicken risks
- Raw milk
- Rest homes
- Retirement villages
- Salt in school lunches
- Sugar
- Sunbeds
- Sports drinks
- Spot removal mystery shop
- Toddler milk
- Toddler snacks
- Yoghurt claims
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Choosing Wisely
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