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Costco develops new safer chemicals policy

We’re pleased to report that Costco has announced that it is committing to reducing harmful chemicals in the products it sells by adopting a new Chemicals Management Policy! Fewer hazardous chemicals on Costco’s shelves mean fewer hazardous chemicals in our homes, our bodies, and our environment.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Costco, flame retardants, organotins, perfluorinated chemicals, phthalates, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card

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The Home Depot announces new strategy to remove toxic chemicals in building products

Today, The Home Depot announced a new Chemical Strategy to remove harmful chemicals in building products such as paints, carpet, and flooring. The policy addresses dangerous chemicals like flame retardants, phthalates, and nonylphenol ethoxylates.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), brominated flame retardant, carpet, formaldehyde, halogenated flame retardants, methylene chloride, nonylphenol exthoxylates (NPEs), organotins, paint stripper, paints, perfluorinated chemicals, phthalates, success, The Home Depot, Triclosan, vinyl chloride, vinyl flooring

Toxic Chemicals & Reproductive Health: What is the Relationship?

Listen to the teleconference with doctors, parents and the director of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: Andy Igrejas, BPA, breast cancer, cadmium, cancer, CDC, Dr. Tracey Woodruff, hazardous chemicals, infertility, linda giudice, Molly Gray, perfluorinated chemicals, phthalates, prostate cancer, puberty, reproductive health, safer chemicals, toxic chemicals, toxics

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