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Harmful plasticizer chemicals in some food service gloves leach into food upon contact. Children and pregnant women are most vulnerable to harmful health effects.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.— Today, advocates and consumers will attend the TJX annual shareholder meeting to ask the retailer to improve its efforts to tackle toxic chemicals. TJX is the owner of Marshalls, T.J.Maxx, Sierra Trading Post, and Home Goods.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2019 CONTACT: Laurie Valeriano, [email protected] 206-200-2824 (cell) or Jamie Nolan, [email protected] 410.463.9869 (cell) (Olympia, WA) The Washington State Legislature has passed precedent-setting legislation to protect people and orcas from toxic chemical pollution. Governor Inslee supported the legislation and is expected to sign it.
(Olympia, WA) A bipartisan majority (60-37) of the Washington State House of Representatives has passed precedent-setting legislation to protect people and orcas from toxic chemical pollution.
The Washington State Senate has passed precedent-setting legislation to eliminate sources of toxic chemicals that are harmful to orcas and humans.
Seattle, WA – Toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, reproductive problems, and neurological problems remain in kids’ products sold in Washington state, according to an analysis of new reports filed by manufacturers of kids’ products with the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology). Kids can be exposed to the chemicals when they use the […]
(Portland, OR) – In an effort to fill regulatory gaps left by the federal government, states are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals, according to an analysis by Safer States.
Victims’ families, public health advocates to make case EPA unlawfully allows chemical linked to dozens of deaths to remain on the market.
Grocery store takeout is a convenient way to get dinner on the table. But it shouldn’t come with harmful nonstick PFAS chemicals. A new study by Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future, looks at the extent to which five of the nation’s largest grocery store chains are using and selling PFAS-containing food packaging, including containers, wrappers, and other food packages.