Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

A national effort to protect families from toxic chemicals.

Senator Frank Lautenberg

Actress Jennifer Beals lends her support for safer chemicals

Actress and mother, Jennifer Beals, has joined Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in Washington D.C. this week to urge Congress to pass the Safe Chemicals Act. I had time to sit down with Jennifer to talk about why she cares about this important issue.

New Study Finds 85% of American Sofas Tested Contain Toxic Chemicals

A new peer-reviewed study released today tested over 100 couch samples from across the U.S. and found that 85% contained toxic or untested flame retardant chemicals. This includes 41% of the couches testing positive for the cancer-causing chlorinated Tris, which was banned from children’s pajamas decades ago.