Posts with Author: Emily Reuman

Safer Holiday Meals Guide

I’ll Take My Yams Without a Side of Heavy Metals, Thank You Post by BCPP Senior Policy Manager, Lisette van Vliet   With the year-end holidays right around the corner, it’s time to think about those yummy holiday meals we’ll be feeding our families…and some of the...

Non-Toxic Holiday Gift Guide 2022

Gifting made clean Shop with confidence that your holiday gifts are good for you, our planet and those you love! Our partners in prevention are offering socially responsible gift ideas that share our commitment to protecting the health of all people and our planet....

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

It is virtually impossible to miss the fact that this Thursday is Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday, the “National Day of Shopping.” Unfortunately, far fewer of us know that, more importantly, this Friday is Native American Heritage Day and November is Native...

Get Out and Vote! For your Health

By BCPP Director of Science Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH  You deserve a say in what goes on in our world. This November 8th, it’s important to use our voices to shape a healthier future for our neighborhoods, cities, states, and country by casting a vote for elected...

Groups petition FDA to restrict Bisphenol A in food packaging

New findings show BPA can have harmful effects at levels 100,000 times lower than previously thought FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 27, 2022 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners WASHINGTON, D.C.—A coalition of physicians, scientists, and public...

Breast Cancer Prevention Month Gift Guide 2022

Put your dollars towards businesses and products that put your health first We call October Breast Cancer Prevention Month. For over 20 years, October has signified the month to promote awareness of breast cancer and shop in support of finding a cure. Yet, 1 in 8...

Newsom Signs Bill Eliminating PFAS in Clothes into Law

California turns off the tap on pervasive and toxic “forever chemicals” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 CONTACT: Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (415) 539-5005Kari Birdseye, NRDC Action Fund (415) 350-7562  SACRAMENTO—In a win for...

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” banned from cosmetics in California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 CONTACT: Janet Nudelman, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (415) 321-2902Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners SACRAMENTO—Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans intentionally added toxic PFAS chemicals...

Create Your Own At-Home Non-Toxic Hand Soap

Combine three simple ingredients to create a safe and non-toxic alternative to store-bought hand soaps Created in partnership with our partners at Ecologic  Ask any 8-year-old why it’s important to wash our hands and you’ll likely get some variation of the same...

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