Dirty Secret: Chemical Giant BASF Puts 1.5 Million Americans at Risk of Cancer • Children's Health Defense

BASF isn’t a household name like Procter & Gamble, but the ingredients it creates are essential to the success of that company’s products.

Dirty Secret: Chemical Giant BASF Puts 1.5 Million Americans at Risk of Cancer

BASF, producer of ingredients for America’s most popular soaps, surface cleaners and dishwasher detergents, operates two dozen plants in the U.S. Emissions from those plants expose an estimated 1.5 million Americans to elevated cancer risks, a ProPublica analysis found.