Safer Chemicals Healthy Families

A national effort to protect families from toxic chemicals.

Sarah Doll

New York Governor Signs First-in-Nation Restrictions on Toxic Flame Retardants

On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a groundbreaking bipartisan bill restricting the use of flame retardants in furniture, mattresses, and electronic displays.

Bipartisan bill to ban PFAS chemicals in food containers introduced in Congress today

The Keep Food Containers Safer from PFAS Act would ban the use of toxic PFAS in food containers and cookware and empowers the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deem PFAS substances in any food containers or cookware as unsafe. The bill gives the FDA until 2022 to enforce this ban.

The Environmental Protection Agency announces limited PFAS roadmap

Today, the U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its roadmap on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a class of toxic chemicals known to cause harm to people and the environment.