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State legislatures take the lead on turning off tap on toxic chemicals

PFAS, toxic flame retardants and chemical disclosure top issues for states

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: children's products, corporate accountability, disclosure, drinking water, electronics, firefighting foam, flame retardants, food packaging, furniture, mattresses, PFAS, Safer States, state bills, state policy

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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

US Consumer Product Safety Commission warns consumers: avoid furniture, kids’ products, mattresses, and electronics containing toxic flame retardant chemicals

Washington, DC – The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today published a warning to consumers, especially pregnant women and young children, to avoid kids’ products, electronics, mattresses, and home furniture that contain certain flame retardant chemicals, known as organohalogens.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: children's products, Consumer Federation of America, CPSC, earthjustice, electronics, Erika Schreder, Eve Gartner, flame retardants, furniture, mattresses, Mike Schade, Mind the Store Campaign, organohalogen chemicals, Rachel Weintraub, Safer States, Sarah Doll, success, tips to avoid toxic chemicals, Toxic-Free Future

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