Support Oregon’s Toxic Free Kids Act

Support Oregon’s Toxic Free Kids Act

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Oregon’s Toxic Free Kids Act is one of the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive bills to collect information about toxic chemicals in consumer products and to push for the adoption of safer alternatives.

It requires manufacturers to notify health officials when children’s products sold in Oregon contain any of more than 66 toxic chemicals of concern. It also requires companies to research safer alternatives and adopt them, in order to protect the youngest, most vulnerable children when exposure is likely. This wealth of data is essential to feeding a national database of chemical information.

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Oregon’s Toxic Free Kids Act is one of the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive bills to collect information about toxic chemicals in consumer products and to push for the adoption of safer alternatives.

It requires manufacturers to notify health officials when children’s products sold in Oregon contain any of more than 66 toxic chemicals of concern. It also requires companies to research safer alternatives and adopt them, in order to protect the youngest, most vulnerable children when exposure is likely. This wealth of data is essential to feeding a national database of chemical information.

When the Toxic Free Kids Act passed in 2015, it was endorsed by more than 70 large and small businesses and organizations representing doctors, public health professionals, environmental and social justice organizations, parents and concerned citizens. It passed with bipartisan support.

This ground-breaking law continues to be challenged by the chemical industry and major manufacturers who would prefer to avoid scrutiny of the health effects of chemicals in commerce. Oregon Environmental Council has successfully fought off these attacks.

The multi-billion-dollar chemical industry continues to use secrecy as a way to defend the chemicals they produce in tens of thousands of pounds each year. At both the state and federal level, they are using their power and influence to put in place laws that restrict access to information.

Science continues to reveal just how critical our environment is to a child’s development and life-long health. As long as the industry has the legal right to hide toxic chemicals in everyday products, they cannot be held responsible for public health. If we are to give every child a chance to grow up healthy, we must defend public access to clear, transparent information about the chemicals in our environments.

 

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Tell Congressman Schrader: Don’t take away Oregon’s right to know about toxic chemicals

We deserve the right to know if toxic chemicals are used in products made for kids.

Oregon is working hard to protect kids and families from health impacts linked to toxic chemicals in everyday products. But if Congressman Schrader has his way, the chemical industry will undermine Oregon’s ability to protect public health. 

Please take action now to help protect kids in Oregon and beyond.

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