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221: First Tobacco, Now Chemicals: CVS Balances Profit with Purpose
221: First Tobacco, Now Chemicals: CVS Balances Profit with Purpose
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe speak to Cia Tucci, Vice President of CVS Health’s Store Brands and Quality Assurance Department, about the brand's recent decision to remove potentially dangerous ingredients from their line of personal care products.
On the show, Megan, Cia, and Joe discuss:
- What brought about the decision to address ingredients in personal care products.
- The important role customers played in the decision.
- Why these chemicals are being removed from personal care products.
- Consumer reaction to the decision and the nonprofit partners CVS is working with.
- CVS' plans to educate consumers on safe chemicals.
- Other brands that are planning to remove these chemicals from personal care products.
- What challenges CVS has encountered in eliminating the ingredients from 600 products.
- How CVS is making changes to position healthy foods closer to the front of the store.
- How CVS is communicating changes to customers.
**Links & Notes**
- [CVS Health](https://www.cvshealth.com/social-responsibility "CVS Health")
On the show, Megan, Cia, and Joe discuss:
- What brought about the decision to address ingredients in personal care products.
- The important role customers played in the decision.
- Why these chemicals are being removed from personal care products.
- Consumer reaction to the decision and the nonprofit partners CVS is working with.
- CVS' plans to educate consumers on safe chemicals.
- Other brands that are planning to remove these chemicals from personal care products.
- What challenges CVS has encountered in eliminating the ingredients from 600 products.
- How CVS is making changes to position healthy foods closer to the front of the store.
- How CVS is communicating changes to customers.
**Links & Notes**
- [CVS Health](https://www.cvshealth.com/social-responsibility "CVS Health")
Released:
Jun 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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