Take Action!
ASK BATH AND BODY WORKS TO REMOVE TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THEIR PRODUCTS!
Bath & Body Works 3-in-1 Bubble Bath, Body Wash and Shampoo in Cool Kiwi Berry is totally aimed at kids: it's brightly colored, heavily scented, multi-tasking (3-in-1!) and has a cute little reindeer with a cheery scarf on the front of the package. The chemical ingredients aren't so kid-friendly, including sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, and PEG-12 and PEG-150, which are often contaminated with an unlabeled cancer-causing impurity called 1,4-dioxane.
Take Action Now! Click here to send a message to Bath and Body Works asking them to remove harmful chemicals from their products.
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SIGN THE PETITION FOR SAFE CLEANING PRODUCTS!
Take Action Now! Sign our petition urging cleaning companies to remove toxic chemicals from household cleaning products.
Learn more about the Safe Cleaning Products Initiative here
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TELL THE FDA TO MAKE SUNSCREENS SAFE!
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has promised sunscreen safety standards since 1978. Last year they finally wrote a draft, but the process has stalled.
Take Action Now! Email the FDA and tell them you don't want to wait another 30 years for safe sunscreen.
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BAN BPA FROM FOOD CONTAINERS!
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Food and beverage containers, whether metal or plastic, would no longer be allowed to contain a toxic chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) if a new federal bill becomes law. This synthetic hormone is widely used to line food and beverage cans and to make hard plastic vessels shatterproof. BPA exposure at very low doses is linked to breast cancer and other serious diseases. |
Take Action Now! Ask your elected officials to co-sponsor the BPA Act.
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PETITION TO CONGRESS: STRENGTHEN COSMETICS OVERSIGHT
Right now, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is drafting a bill that would overhaul food, drug and cosmetic safety, but the current cosmetics provision isn't as strong as it should be.
We need your help reaching the chairman of the subcommittee, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) and the subcommittee members. Please tell them that you support strong health and safety standards for cosmetics. It shouldn't be left up to consumers or the cosmetics industry to figure out what's safe and what's not.
Take Action Now! Sign the petition today!
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HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE IN NAIL SALONS
Click here to download
the "Glossed Over" report!
Nail salon workers deserve to know what chemicals they are being exposed to - help them learn! Download the report "Glossed Over" and deliver it in person to your nail salon today!
Learn more about the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics here
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WHAT YOU CAN DO IN YOUR OWN LIFE
From healthy eating to non-toxic cleaning supplies, learn about positive actions you can take in your own life from the Women's Health and the Environment Collaborative, of which WVE is a member.
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