About Mike Schade
Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program, which challenges retailers to shift the marketplace away from hazardous chemicals and develop comprehensive safer chemicals policies. Prior to joining TFF Mike was Markets Campaign Coordinator with the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ) where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic, phthalates, and bisphenol A in consumer products and packaging, and led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. He has a BS in Environmental Studies from the University at Buffalo. Mike lives in New York with his wife and dog, and regularly explores the region’s mountains, lakes, and beaches.
250 organizations are urging Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken #TSCA, our nation's chemical safety law.
Lawmakers should listen to impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professionals—not chemical industry lobbyists.
A new peer-reviewed study by Toxic-Free Future, in collaboration with Seattle Children's Research Institute, Emory University, and others, found endocrine-disrupting chemicals in breast milk, including bisphenols and melamine, which are widely used, especially in plastics and
Parents shouldn't have to worry about toxic chemicals harming their children. Yet new research found toxic chemicals in U.S. breast milk. States are leading to prevent harm, but we must also protect #TSCA, our nation's primary chemical safety law.
