Posts with Author: Emily Reuman
Cleaning product ingredient transparency: cracking open the black box
By BCPP Senior Policy Strategist Nancy Buermeyer In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, cleaning products have been flying off the shelves and into our homes worldwide. While protection from coronavirus is a primary concern, consumers also want to know if there are...BCPP joins 183 NGOs from 51 countries to demand Johnson & Johnson halt global sales of popular talc-based baby powder
Some samplings of talc have tested positive for asbestos, a known carcinogen JULY 8, 2020 CONTACT: Jan Robinson Flint, 323-839-0684, Black Women for Wellness Erika Wilhelm, 415-539-5005, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners LOS ANGELES—Today more than 170 groups from 51...Changemakers’ Chat 2: Dr. Linda Birnbaum and Dr. Meredith Williams
BCPP’s Changemakers’ Chat webinar interview series is bringing together the BCPP community and our partners during this time of uncertainty. This month, we talk with two leading science and policy experts who share their history of using science to impact public...California Assembly approves Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act in historic bipartisan vote
Bill, which now heads to Senate, would ban a dozen highly toxic chemicals from personal care products FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2020 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, 415-539-5005, erika@bcpp.orgLaura Deehan, CALPIRG, 415-420-4710,...We Can Do Better. We Will Do Better.
JUNE 9, 2020 We are in the midst of a crucial uprising in response to the endless police brutality against Black lives. The past week further illuminated the generational trauma and grief experienced by Black people and all people of color across the globe, a result...Changemakers’ Chat: EO Co-Founder and Co-CEO Susan Griffin-Black
BCPP’s Changemakers’ Chat webinar interview series is bringing together the BCPP community and our partners during this time of uncertainty. This month, join BCPP and pioneering Founder and Co-CEO, Susan Griffin-Black, for a discussion on clean beauty,...BCPP Stands with Black Lives Matter
Statement on George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery JUNE 2, 2020 Today and every day, we at BCPP stand in solidarity against racism. The Black community faces the highest risk of dying from breast cancer, something we work on every day, and yet there...Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 29, 2019 CONTACT: Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners Lisette van Vliet, (530) 764-8719 Anne Hawke, ahawke@nrdc.org, (646) 823-4518 Caroline Cox, caroline@ceh.org, (541) 654-2626 Ryan Talbott,...Big win for public health: Johnson & Johnson to stop selling iconic baby powder in the U.S. & Canada due to asbestos contamination, but more needed
MAY 21, 2020 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners In a stunning victory for public health, Johnson & Johnson announced it will stop selling its iconic baby powder in the US and Canada. J&J’s surprise move came in response to both a decline...Recent Posts
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