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Staples launches new policy to drive toxic chemicals out of office supplies, electronics, textiles, and other products

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the lead of other major retailers and answering consumer demand for products free from toxic chemicals, Staples today launched a new Chemicals Policy targeting the reduction and substitution of toxic chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), bisphenol A, bisphenol S, bisphenols, BPA in receipts, carcinogen, carcinogens, cleaning products, electronics, endocrine disruptors, flame retardants, food packaging, food ware, formaldehyde, furniture, methylene chloride, mutagens, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), neurotoxicants, office furniture, office supply, parabens, persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs), PFAS, phthalates, receipts, reproductive toxicants, Staples, success, textiles, trichloroethylene

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The new CleanGredients makes it easier for businesses to make safer products—and for consumers to find them

CleanGredients (a project of the nonprofit GreenBlue) supports EPA’s Safer Choice program by providing product formulators access to a database of market-ready safer chemical ingredients pre-screened by third-party toxicologists and EPA against criteria established by Safer Choice. Recently, CleanGredients launched a new website, highlighting the role it plays in supporting the Safer Choice program.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products Tagged With: CleanGredients, cleaning products, Design for the Environment, Design for the Environment/Safer Choice, Elizabeth Ritch, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Safer Choice

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Manufacturers report toxic chemicals in wide range of household products

New report reveals toxic phthalates “everywhere.” Used in products from 3M, Hallmark Cards, The Gap, Sherwin-Williams Company, True Value, and More

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: 3M, allergies, asthma, BBP, benzyl butyl phthalate, California, cleaning products, DBP, DEHP, DEP, dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate, disclosure, Environmental Health Strategy Center, Europe, exposure, fragrance, Ga, Gap, hormone disruptors, Inc., learning disabilities, maine, Maine reporting, manufacturers, Oregon, paints, personal care products, phthlates, plasticizer, prevent harm, products, Report, reproductive harm, restrictions, retailers, shoes, Vermont, vinyl clothing, vinyl plastic, washington

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