A known human carcinogen, this colorless, flammable gas that is used to sterilize medical equipment and to make chemicals used in household and personal care products. Although its use has decreased in the U.S., it continues to be used.
Many of us are unaware that some chemicals in personal care products are linked to breast cancer, hormone disruption, infertility, and birth defects. BCPP is pursuing health-protective personal care products safety legislation at both the state and federal level.
Those working in an industry that incinerates, combusts or manufactures chemicals and products containing chlorine are at risk for high exposure. Dioxins also persist in the environment and are found in fatty foods such as dairy, eggs and animal fats.
Shockingly, of the over 85,000 chemicals now registered with the EPA for use in commerce, only five have been regulated under TSCA.
An insecticide classified as a probable human carcinogen. It was banned in 1988 but still lingers in the environment. The most common contaminated foods include fish, shellfish, dairy products, meat and poultry. Heptachlor can also be found in the air and soil near toxic waste disposal sites.
A glance at the back of most cleaning product labels reveals a surprising fact: very few cleaning products include a complete list of ingredients.
Consumers have the right to know, at the point of purchase, if the food cans they are buying contain BPA or alternatives, and whether these packaging additives have been tested for safety.
BPA is a hormone disrupting chemical commonly used in metal food can linings, leaching into the food and ending up in our bodies.
Dangerous chemicals used in food production and packaging routinely migrate into food and beverage contents and, upon consumption, into our bodies. Over 180 chemicals linked with breast and other cancers are used in food production and packaging materials, with companies merely moving from one to the next.
We are exposed to multiple repeated low doses of the same chemical and also to mixtures of exposures that may act together to increase risk of disease, including breast cancer.
