Posts with Type: Press Release

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” banned from cosmetics in California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 CONTACT: Janet Nudelman, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (415) 321-2902Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners SACRAMENTO—Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans intentionally added toxic PFAS chemicals...

FDA agrees to reconsider safety of BPA in food packaging

Americans are exposed to BPA at levels 5,000 times above safe levels FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 2, 2022 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A...

FDA Allows Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates in Food Packaging

Chemicals can leach into food and drinks, causing infertility, birth defects, and harm to brain development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2022 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersErin Fitzgerald, Earthjustice WASHINGTON, DC—The Food and Drug...

California bill would ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 18, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS: Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, media@bcpp.org, (415) 539-5005 Jen Engstrom, CALPIRG, jengstrom@calpirg.org (916) 524-1145 Monica Amarelo, EWG, monica@ewg.org, (202) 939-9140 SACRAMENTO — On...

People of Color Must Be Protected from Toxic Phthalates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 10, 2021 CONTACT: Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersTaylor Moore, Defend of Health, 207-699-5798  Feds Must Assess Cumulative Impacts from All Sources of Chemical Exposure WAHINGTON, D.C. — In comments submitted on December...

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