California wants consumers to know that a chemical used in some kids products are known carcinogens. Toxic chemical diisononyl phthalate (DINP), manufactured by Exxon Mobil and other petrochemical companies, is being added to the California list of chemicals known to cause cancer, known as Proposition 65. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) […]
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For everybody buying presents for children this holiday season, beware of toxic chemicals in child products. The state of Washington has a law requiring manufacturers to disclose toxic chemicals in these child products sold in their state. 66 hazardous chemicals have been identified. Now if we could only get our South Carolina Legislature to care
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My friends at the Workgroup for Safe Markets have launched a new website that you might find interesting. Go to http://www.safemarkets.org/. The Workgroup for Safe Markets is a US-based collaborative of groups united by a common concern about hazardous chemicals in our homes, our bodies and our environment; and a common vision of a
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You probably wonder why the rate of childhood diseases like autism are at all-time highs. Same thing for cases of Attention Deficit Disorder.  The answer might be right on store shelves. The Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer Statesreport that children’s products are loaded with toxic chemicals like mercury, arsenic and cadmium. Over 5000 of these
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Reforming the federal Toxic Substance Control Act is widely supported by small business owners across the country. That was one of the conclusions of a poll released in late 2012. My opinion editorial in The Hill gives more of the results of that poll. ———————————————————————————— The New York Times April 18, 2013 A Toothless Law
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The Hill’s Congress Blog By Frank Knapp, Jr. We have heard an ongoing cry from organizations claiming to represent all businesses that they oppose any government action on toxic chemicals in our products, warning of increased costs and job losses. Now, a new independent poll shows that when it comes to protecting workers and consumers
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91% of Small Businesses Want Chemical Industry Held Responsible for Safe Chemicals in Marketplace  http://asbcouncil.org/toxic-chemicals-poll Washington, DC – American small business owners want the chemical industry to be held responsible for toxic chemicals in the marketplace, according to a new poll commissioned by the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC). Small business owners nationwide show strong
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Retailers of back to school clothing are seeing parents and older school-age children holding out before going all in on purchasing. It’s all about being fashionable. In an interview with the New York Times, Amazon’s fashion president Cathy Beaudoin says that waiting until after Labor Day to buy clothes for older kids allows the students
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WASHINGTON, DC (July 19, 2012) – A nationwide poll and four separate, statewide polls found similar strong support for bolstering protections against toxic chemicals. By overwhelming bipartisan margins, Americans support strengthening the 35-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), according to new polls released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families
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