At a Glance California Assembly Bill 823 (AB823-Boerner) would ban microplastics from leave-on personal care and beauty products, cleaning products, paints, varnishes and coatings, keeping these tiny but dangerous plastics out of our bodies and out of our environment....
Pharmaceutical Hormones Pharmaceutical hormones that imitate, or are natural forms of, our body’s sex hormones (estrogen, testosterone, progesterone) have been found in certain cases to increase breast cancer risk. Science Summary Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is...
At a Glance At present, federal and state laws addressing the safety of food and beverage packaging and production materials don’t protect our health or the environment from hazardous chemicals. As a result, these materials leach chemicals into our food and beverage...
At a Glance The California Toxic-Free Medical Devices Act (AB 2300 – Wilson), signed into law by Governor Newsom in 2024, is a BCPP-sponsored bill that bans the manufacture, sale and use of Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in IV bags and tubing in California....
At a Glance The California Ending Forever Chemicals Act (SB 903) introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley) would ban the use of toxic PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals in consumer products in California except where uses are proven essential. PFAS ‘forever’...
At a Glance A new California bill, the Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act of 2024, AB 2761 (Hart), would remove two very toxic chemicals and forms of plastic from packaging sold or distributed in the state. Bill cosponsors: BCPP, Californians Against Waste, Clean...
Use our easy, 3-step guide to learn what’s in your drinking water and select your own home water filter.1. What’s in your drinking water?If you pay a water bill, review your Water Quality Report. Did you know that the law requires your water utility to provide...
At a Glance The No PFAS in Cosmetics Act would ban the entire class of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ (per- and polyfluorinated substances) from personal care and beauty products sold in the United States. The No PFAS in Cosmetics Act is expected to be...
At a Glance The No Toxics in Food Packaging Act would ban five chemicals or classes of chemicals linked to cancer or hormone disruption from materials that come into contact with our food, including handling, transport, bulk container, and final packaging materials....
At a Glance A 2023 California bill, Eliminating Problematic Plastics AB 1290 (Rivas), would remove the worst toxic plastics and plastic additives from packaging sold or distributed in the state. Bill cosponsors: BCPP, Californians Against Waste, Clean Water Action,...
