A multi-national company, the public and the environment

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A company manufacturing household products for unsupervised use by the general public cannot confine its attentions solely to one aspect of man's environment. For Unilever there is the environment in the factory and in the home, as well as the natural environment. Much of the care given to ensuring that hazards are not allowed in the immediate environment of the public is also of benefit in the wider area of nature. Unilever's principal products sold to the general public are foods, detergents, toilet preparations and animal feeds. The company has not only a direct and individual concern in these areas, but also a vested interest in ensuring that sources of raw materials for food remain as free from hazardous contaminants as is possible. Such a responsibility calls for a clearly seen policy, an organized structure, and backing by highly skilled scientists and engineers, active in the applied area, but also conducting research of a nature and calibre appropriate to gaining a basic understanding of the problems involved. This paper indicates how Unilever deals with the difficult task of ensuring that the marketing of new products will not present a hazard to the consumer or produce imbalance in the environment.

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