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We work to protect health and environment from toxic chemicals.

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Results

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Key Issues

Recent Victories

Learn about our recent victories, spanning state laws to federal policy 

PFAS Chemicals

TFF has been leading the nation in establishing protections from harmful nonstick chemicals 

Toxic Flame Retardants

Harmful flame retardants are used in the name of fire safety even when safer alternatives are available 

Lead

Despite its long history in harming human health, more protections from lead are needed 

Phthalates

Phthalates are plasticizers and fragrance carriers that are known for hormone disrupting effects 

Other Chemicals of Concern

Learn about other chemicals of concern that TFF works on here 

Latest News

Europe Bans Most Harmful Class of Flame Retardants in TVs

October 1, 2019
In a groundbreaking move, the European Commission has adopted a regulation to ban organohalogen flame retardants in televisions and other displays. The ban goes into effect in 2021, protecting Europeans as well as workers around the globe from unnecessary exposure to these harmful chemicals. 

PFAS-Free Foams are Safer and Effective for Military Use

September 25, 2019
Editor’s Note: This post was written by Laurie Valeriano, the Executive Director at Toxic-Free Future, and Liz Hitchcock, Acting Director at Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. —————— These next few weeks are crunch time in Congress for negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 

Washington State Targets PFAS in Carpet and Other Toxics in Products Under New Groundbreaking Law

September 19, 2019
CONTACT:  Laurie Valeriano, lvaleriano@toxicfreefuture.org; 206-200-2824 (cell) or Erika Schreder, eschreder@toxicfreefuture.org; 206-595-6062 (cell) (Olympia, WA) — The Washington state Department of Ecology (Ecology) has announced products and chemicals it is targeting under the state’s precedent-setting law, the Safer Products for Washington Act. The Act—the nation’s strongest—directs Ecology to regulate harmful chemicals in a wide range of […] 

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