The so-called ‘Accurate Labels Act’ would strip American consumers of their right to know what’s in the products they buy. At the bidding of the chemical industry and the nation’s largest food companies, the House and the Senate introduced a bill late yesterday that would endanger human health and the environment.
In a major victory for public health, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) voted, 3-2, to ban several harmful phthalate chemicals from plastic used in children’s toys and child care articles.
In a major victory for consumer and worker right to know, Governor Brown has signed into law a bill that requires manufacturers of a wide array of cleaning products to disclose their ingredients, particularly chemicals whose ability to harm human health or the environment has been recognized by established scientific authoritative bodies.
Until now, consumers, workers, and public health agencies have been left in the dark about the potential presence of allergens, environmental toxicants and chemicals linked to harmful health effects in cleaning products.
Proctor and Gamble raised a new high bar for the personal care and cleaning product industries by announcing an ambitious, new fragrance ingredient disclosure policy.
BCPP and the undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for Senate Bill 258. The bill will require manufacturers of cleaning products to disclose the ingredients in their products on the label and on their website.
BCPP and the undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for Senate Bill 258. The bill will require manufacturers of cleaning products to disclose the ingredients in their products on the label and on their website.
BCPP and allied environmental health groups are calling on the FDA to remove lead acetate, a well-established neurotoxin and carcinogen, from hair dyes.
BCPP and allies, represented by legal counsel from the Center for Food Safety and environmental law firm Earthjustice, are suing the FDA for illegally delegating that authority to self-interested food and chemical manufacturers.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a project of BCPP, and allies delivered over 150,000 petition signatures calling on the multinational cosmetic giant L’Oréal USA to eliminate cancer causing chemicals and to disclose its secret “fragrance” chemicals.
