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Success! – Home improvement retailers follow through on commitments to remove phthalates from flooring

Our new tests found that the top retailers of flooring have honored their commitment to eliminate phthalates from vinyl flooring.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: Ace Hardware, Floor & Decor, Lowe's, Lumber Liquidators, Menards, phthalates, success, The Home Depot, vinyl (PVC) plastic, vinyl flooring

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Toxic paint strippers: Ace Hardware (finally) acts; Trump EPA stalls

On Monday, Ace Hardware Corporation became the 13th U.S. retailer to publicly commit to stop selling and distributing paint removers that contain the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). 

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Ace Hardware, EPA, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), success, Trump administration

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Consumer Health Victory: Seven Major Retailers Commit to Reduce Use of Toxic Chemicals in Products and Packaging

Second Annual Report Card Also Identifies Nine Retailers Receiving Failing Grades

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Ace Hardware, Ahold Delhaize, Albertsons Companies, Apple, Babies R Us, Best Buy, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, Clean and Healthy New York, Costco, CVS, Dollar General, Environmental Health Strategy Center, Getting Ready for Baby, IKEA, Kohl's, laggards, leaders, NRDC, Office Depot, Report, retailers, Sally Beauty, Staples, success, Target, The Home Depot, TJX Companies, toys r us, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart Stores, Walgreens, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card, Whole Foods Market

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