Redefining safety

Today, an adult might say that safety means "plugging in an electronic device and not expecting to get shocked; putting on a seat belt; builders following the building code; not being poisoned when I eat or drink something'. Those are all things that we should expect out of our society/environment today, and they have all helped us minimize our acute safety concerns to levels unheard of even 20 years ago. But shouldn't safety mean more? Shouldn't we reasonably expect that the products that we purchase won't increase our likelihood of contracting cancer or won't impact our childrens' ability to breathe normally? And reasonably, we want the same for the people who manufacture the product? We all understand that when we purchase something, either professionally or personally, that we are using natural resources, but should we also expect that the products that we use today are being developed with forethought about the future of our planet?