Keep Toxic Chemicals off Our Shelves
- par: Care2.com
- destinataire: The United States Senate
The decades-old laws regulating toxic chemicals in everyday products is dangerously outdated, leaving consumers with grocery bags and bathroom cupboards full of potential health hazards. The current law is so ineffective, the EPA cannot even ban asbestos.
The senate currently has the chance strengthen chemical regulations and keep us and our families safe. Senator Frank Lautenberg has introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. This landmark legislation would finally keep products with toxins like mercury, lead, and formaldehyde off our shelves.
It seems like dangerous chemicals are everywhere these days, and the health hazards they pose run from increased developmental disabilities in children to heightened risk of cancer. Until the laws are updated, American consumers are on their own to figure out what products are safe and what come with huge health risks.
Send a message to your senator: Pass the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 and keep hazardous chemicals out of our homes.
Senator,
Our decades-old laws regulating chemicals in consumer products is dangerously outdated, leaving consumers to figure out for themselves whether their shelves are full of health hazards. The current law is so ineffective, the EPA cannot even ban asbestos.
You have the chance to pass landmark legislation to keep toxic chemicals out of American homes. Senator Frank Lautenberg recently introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. I urge you to give your full support to this important legislation.
[Your comments will appear here] It seems like dangerous chemicals are everywhere these days, and the health hazards they pose run from increased developmental disabilities in children to heightened risk of cancer.
We shouldn't need a chemistry degree to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals. Please, pass the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 and keep hazardous chemicals out of our homes.
