Brand Information Use in EU Nations

Johanna and I have chosen detergents to analyze that are widely used in Denmark and Sweden. Naturally, this information will be valuable to Scandinavian residents. However, I believe many of these products are marketed all over the EU. This past week, I was traveling in Budapest, Hungary; and I noticed that Ariel, the major brand-name clothing detergent that I selected, is also widely marketed in Hungary. Though the labeling is slightly different, it is likely that the ingredients are the same. Similarly, Palmolive hand soap is popular in North America and is available throughout the world. Since it is probably cheaper to maintain a particular chemical mixture, more information on these products and more awareness could have a potentially larger impact on environmental and health safety. I believe that this kind of acknowledgement of similar brands and similar ingredients is important so that the breadth of relevance of our study can be expanded.