Policy
California First State To Ban 24 Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products and Cosmetics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a major victory for the movement for safer cosmetics, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the Toxic-Free...
Cars Aren’t the Only Thing Polluting Our Air
September 30, 2020 Governor Newsom made history today, by signing the Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act...
BCPP releases landmark agenda to stop breast cancer before it starts: Paths to Prevention
Today, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) released the groundbreaking Paths to Prevention: the California Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan, an...
Women’s and Salon Worker Health Organizations Applaud California’s Policymakers in Passing Vital Ingredient Disclosure Legislation
August 8, 2020 SB 312 exposes chemicals of concerns hiding in the fragrance and flavors used in personal care, beauty...
California Assembly approves Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act in historic bipartisan vote
June 11, 2020 SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Assembly unanimously passed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, A.B. 2762.Read More
Groups sue FDA over rocket fuel chemical in dry foods
In 2014, BCPP joined an official Food Additive Petition, brought by Natural Resources Defense Council and 6 other NGOs, to...
Affected Communities Urge the Environmental Protection Agency to End the Free Pass It Is Giving Polluters
April 29, 2020 WASHINGTON - More than 150 affected communities, environmental justice organizations and other groups are calling on the...
Senator Allen Introduces Bill to Ban PFAS Forever Chemicals in Firefighting Foam in California
FEBRUARY 18, 2020 Today, Senator Allen introduced SB 1044 to ban the sale and use of dangerous chemicals found in...