At a Glance Federal food safety law contains a major loophole that allows harmful chemicals in our food. The Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) provision, which permits common chemicals like salt or nutmeg to by-pass FDA safety reviews, has become the procedural...
At a Glance Over the past few years, an explosion of scientific research has found that exposures to certain chemicals in polluted air are connected to breast cancer risk. Air pollution is a complex mix of toxicants that can vary in composition and have a wide range...
At a Glance The California Safer Clothes and Textiles Act (AB 1817) introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D- San Francisco) would make clothing and textiles safer for all of us by banning the sale of clothes, outdoor gear, and other textiles containing toxic PFAS...
At a Glance Four bills have been introduced in Congress to make beauty and personal care products safer for everyone by getting the toxic chemicals out, reducing unsafe chemical exposures for the most vulnerable, and making ingredient transparency the new industry...
At a Glance Glyphosate is a synthetic hormone-disrupting compound chemical widely used in herbicides, most notoriously in Monsanto’s Roundup. In fact, glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are the most widely used herbicides globally. Glyphosate exposures during critical...
At a Glance Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide and insecticide widely found on produce and home pest control formulas that is an endocrine disruptor and breast carcinogen. Exposure to chronic low doses of chlorpyrifos leads to an increased risk of mammary tumors in lab...
At a Glance The BCPP cosponsored California Safer Food Packaging & Cookware Act of 2021 (AB 1200 – Ting), was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom October 5, 2021. The bill: Bans paper-based food packaging containing PFAS chemicals Requires cookware...
At a Glance These factors can increase or decrease breast cancer risk. While some factors increase the risk of breast cancer, others are protective, meaning they reduce breast cancer risk. Factors that influence breast cancer risk include: Lifestyle factors like diet...
At a Glance Johnson & Johnson claims to be committed to racial justice & equity, yet it is pushing its #toxictalc to women of color around the world. Tell J&J to stop this environmental racism. Talc-based baby powder is linked to ovarian cancer and can...
At a Glance In 2014, BCPP joined an official Food Additive Petition, brought by Natural Resources Defense Council and 6 other NGOs, to ban the use of perchlorate in the processing and packaging of dry foodstuffs. Perchlorate, a hormone disrupting chemical used in...
