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Every dollar donated to Breast Cancer Prevention Partners is used responsibly
As four cancer charities face fraud charges, president and CEO Jeanne Rizzo shares how the Breast Cancer Fund is committed...
Genetics
Cancer cells behave differently than normal, healthy cells and tissues. For a long time, cancer was thought to occur because...
Food Packaging
Our regulatory systems governing the use of chemicals in food packaging fall far short of ensuring that these chemicals are...
Secret Fragrance Chemicals
Fragrance suppliers have enjoyed special protections for decades, which allow fragrance ingredients in personal care products to be kept secret...
State of the Evidence 2017
Read our Executive Summary or full report to examine the expanding, compelling data linking radiation and chemicals in our environment...
California Professional Cosmetics Labeling Act (AB 2775) for Safer Salons
The California Professional Cosmetics Labeling Requirements Act (AB 2775) co-sponsored by BCPP requires an ingredients list on professional cosmetic product...
Fragrance
Fragrance or 'parfum' is any of the approximately 4,000 chemicals used by the fragrance industry to formulate scents for use in...
Right to Know: Exposing Toxic Fragrance Chemicals Report
Our landmark report exposes harmful fragrance chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, endocrine disruption and other adverse health effects in...
Paths to Prevention: California Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan
Paths to Prevention: The California Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan is the first ever comprehensive primary prevention plan for breast cancer....
Resources for Living with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Website resources for people living with breast cancer. Read MoreMore Resources
FDA Allows Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates in Food Packaging
May 19, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today denied petitions submitted by health and environmental advocates in...
Food Safety Loophole Allows Secret Toxic Chemicals in Our Food
The Generally Recognized As Safe, or GRAS, provision, which permits common chemicals to by-pass FDA safety reviews, has become the...
Air Pollution: A Place-Based Exposure
Air pollution is a complex mix of toxicants that can vary in composition and have a wide range of harmful...
California bill would ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics
SACRAMENTO — On 2/18/22, California Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) introduced Assembly Bill 2771 to ban the sale in California of cosmetics and...
Ban PFAS in Textiles (CA AB1817-Ting)
The California Safer Clothes and Textiles Act (AB 1817) would make clothing and textiles safer for all of us by...
People of Color Must Be Protected from Toxic Phthalates
December 10, 2021 Washington, D.C.--In comments submitted on December 8th, four public health and environmental justice organizations called on the...
Groups Sue to Force FDA Decision on Petitions to Ban Phthalates in Food
December 7, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC—Today, health advocates represented by Earthjustice sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in federal court...
Historic Federal Safer Beauty Bill Package Has Been Introduced In Congress
Today Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a project of BCPP, joined by leading NGO and...
California Bans PFAS Forever Chemicals in Paper-Based Food Packaging
SACRAMENTO (October 5, 2021) – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law today banning the use of PFAS...