ACTION ALERT: Calling all Californians to contact your State Senator and Assemblyman in support of 5 bills to help curb and monitor toxic chemicals in home products and children's toys!

Date:   6/2/2005 6:12:45 PM ( 19 y ago)

Dear California Residents:

The California Legislature is considering five bills THIS WEEK that concern the safety of chemicals frequently used in products and manufacturing:

SB 600 Bio-Monitoring: Would create a statewide program to test volunteers for potentially toxic chemicals in their bodies. People and neighborhood groups could be notified if high levels are detected. Bio-monitoring is a way to identify which synthetic chemicals used in common products and homes raise the most concern and warrant the most intensive investigation. by Sen. Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento)

SB 484: Cosmetics: Would require makeup and perfume manufacturers to tell state officials what potentially dangerous ingredients in their products may cause cancer or inhibit reproduction. by Sen. Carole Migden (D-San Francisco)

SB 490: Netherlands standards: Would require the state to compile and publicly announce all substances the government of the Netherlands has determined to be toxic. The Netherlands has been in the vanguard in preemptively banning hazardous substances. by Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach)

AB 289: Testing methods: Would require chemical manufacturers to reveal to California environmental regulators how they test the safety of their chemicals. by Assemblywoman Wilma Chan (D-Alameda).

AB 319: Children's Products: Would ban two categories of chemicals (some types of phthalates and bisphenol A) from use in items for children under age 3, including baby bottles, rattles and teething rings. by Assemblywoman Wilma Chan (D-Alameda).

These chemicals are suspected by some scientists of causing developmental problems in infants. Phthalates were linked in a scientific study released last week to changes in the size and anatomy of baby boys' genitals.


If successful, the efforts in California could prompt similar measures in other states and require substantial changes in the operations of the country's largest manufacturers. Many of the California bills are modeled on the precautionary approach popular in Europe, where chemicals are often presumed dangerous unless proven otherwise.

TAKE ACTION:

Call, e-mail, or fax your State Senator and State Assemblyman today!

Ask your State Senator to support SB 600 Bio-Monitoring, SB 484: Cosmetics,
& SB 490: Netherlands standards

Ask your State Assemblyman to support AB 289: Testing methods &
AB 319: Children's Products

E-mail Governor Schwarzenegger and ask him to support all 5 bills! governor@governor.ca.gov

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Contact Information:

Don't know your State Assemblyman or State Senator's Name or Information? click here:
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/defaulttext.asp

and click on "Find My District". A window with a map on it will open; type in your address. A window will open showing the name and contact information for both your State Assemblyman and State Senator. Click on the highlighted name of your representative to go directly to their website, where you can contact them via message or e-mail.

Sincerely,

Liora Leah

for more information about Toxins in Cosmetics, go to: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=2

for more information about harmful chemicals in home products, go to: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=1


 

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