It is very common for them to claim that they are approved for sale by certain government agencies when in fact what the agency is actually saying is that they have registered their dangerous product as required by law and must continue to participate in governmental registration and testing programs due to their use of dangerous ingredients. Once these companies register their toxic products with the EPA they cannot improve or change their product line unless they reregister each time with the EPA or other such governmental agencies. This creates a required registration process which locks many coatings companies into one product formula which they cannot change without once again going through the registration process. The truth is not always pleasant. Governmental agencies in their effort to remain popular may have a tendency to deny or mask unpleasant truths.
Consumers often react only to that which they want to hear, regardless of whether it is the truth.
We elect and promote the people who say what we want to hear, rather than the facts, and then blame them when their promises turn to acid rain, and the pollution conditions worsen. The cost of the container holding such products is often more than the cost of the ingredients. The dollar percentage spent on the actual product and continuing research is often minuscule compared to that spent on marketing, which has resulted in the absence of environmentally safe products available to the consumer on the open market. There often exists an unfair economic advantage for companies who choose to use hazardous ingredients in their products, for it is less expensive to manufacture products containing inferior and often hazardous ingredients which give minimum results, as compared to environmentally safe products which are designed for long term performance. Yes, it is difficult and sometimes more costly, but not impossible.