Concerned that your hair color product can cause breast cancer, that a certain kind of juice may not be safe for your grandchild, that a particular flea collar isn't good for your pet?
There may be help in sorting it out. David Steinman and Dr. Samuel Epstein have written "The Safe Shopper's Bible" (Macmillan, $14.95).The book's foreword is by Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate. Nader says the book provides a needed service because of what he sees as inadequate government oversight and the pressures of the marketplace. Furthermore, he says, it may save money, prevent illness and aggravation and save time.
Following an extensive introduction about informed consumerism, there are three major sections on household products, cosmetics and personal care products and food and beverages. Each includes charts and guides to name-brand products. Appendixes include mail-order sources, a section on making the marketplace democratic and further references.