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There are complete lists of ingredients on everything in my grocery store. But NOT in my hardware store.

A large majority of items don't tell you what's in them at all. Sometimes Googling will tell you the main ingredient in a product, but often it won't or you'll get conflicting answers from random forum posts.




> NOT on my hardware store

Not true - because the regulations of almost every country require to mention the ingredients that compose more than a few percents of the formulation. There is no long list on ingredients on certain glues because they can as simple as 100% ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate.


Well, those regulations sure don't apply in the US then.

Here's the first organic result for "glue" on Amazon, a well-known brand:

https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Super-Glue-gram-Clear/dp/B082...

First two photos are the front and back of the package. Care to point out where it says what the ingredients are? Because I sure can't find it.

I could trivially find a hundred other examples. So I don't know where you get the idea that hardware ingredients must be listed on packaging.




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