Hello, Senator? Safer Chemicals Please!
laws are not protecting us from toxic chemical exposure. Right now, chemicals are allowed to enter
our homes, workplaces, and communities with little or no testing for human
toxicity. Among the chemicals found widely in consumer products are Bisphenol A
(BPA), Perfluorochemicals (PFCs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
which have been linked with disruption of the endocrine system, cancer,
behavioral problems, and other health effects.
These chemicals are ending up in our bodies. PSR’s 2009 report, Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care, documented industrial chemical exposure
in the bodies of 20 out of 20 healthcare professionals tested.
A bill addressing the shortcomings of current chemicals
policy, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, has been introduced in the Senate. The
bill aims to protect people from harmful chemicals by overhauling the outdated
Toxic Substances Control Act. Today we are joining with
health, environmental, and community groups across the country to ask our
Senators to co-sponsor the bill.
Barbara Boxer (California)
Richard Durbin (Illinois)
Al Franken (Minnesota)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Robert Menendez (New Jersey)
Charles Schumer (New York)
Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)
Bernard Sanders (Vermont)
If your senator(s) are on this list, please click here to thank them for being co-sponsors.