Posts with Type: Fact Sheet

Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act

At a Glance ​The Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 3622 (Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL)) Fact Sheet Download  This bill would mandate supply chain transparency so that cosmetic companies can get the information they need from upstream suppliers to make safer...

Toxic-Free Beauty Act

At a Glance The Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2023 (Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)) Fact Sheet Download This bill would ban 11 of the most hazardous chemicals from beauty and personal care products sold in the U.S. Banning the worst first: These...

Safer Beauty Bill Package

At a Glance The Safer Beauty Bill Package addresses critical gaps in cosmetic safety that impact everyone, especially women of color and professional salon workers. Support safer beauty for all! The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulations Act of 2022 represents the...

Alcohol: A Breast Cancer Risk Factor

At a Glance Alcohol is causally related to breast cancer, in a dose-dependent manner. Risk appears to be higher among heavy drinkers and binge drinkers, but even light drinkers have elevated risk compared to non-drinkers. Few studies have explored whether these...

California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act (AB 1200)

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...

Race, Power, and Inequities

At a Glance Breast cancer incidence is not distributed equally among different ethnic or racial communities or groups, due to a number of complex, often interrelated factors. For example, Black women are twice as likely as White women to be diagnosed with...

Coronavirus and Breast Cancer Prevention

At a Glance VIDEO: Cleaning Safer and Toxic-Free with BCPP Get expert advice and health protective tips on cleaning during COVID-19 from Director of Science Sharima Rasanayagam, PhD. How Trump's EPA Fails Our Health for an Oil & Gas Pollution Giveaway What more...

California Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act (AB 2762-Muratsuchi)

At a Glance Californians deserve protections against harmful chemicals in the cosmetic products they use every day. BCPP cosponsored the California Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act (AB 2762 – Muratsuchi,) to ban 24 of the most toxic chemicals on the planet from beauty and...

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