Category Archives: children’s products

Environmental toxins and children’s brain development

Posted on January 23, 2015 by tbach

This news in from our guest blogger from Alaska, Maricarmen Cruz-Guilloty, highlighting an upcoming conference call seminar on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, entitled Only One Chance: How Contaminants in our Environment Impair Brain Development. Here’s a description of the seminar topic … Continue reading →

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“Overwhelming support” for Vermont chemicals law

Posted on April 30, 2014 by tbach

This in from local on-line news source, the Vermont Digger: “In one of the most decisive votes of the session the Vermont House supported the regulation of toxic chemicals found in children’s products.  The vote was 114-27.” As blogged a … Continue reading →

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Vermont strives for comprehensive chemical regulation

Posted on March 28, 2014 by tbach

Vermont has enacted a variety of commercial chemicals laws over the last decade in response to specific issues.  For example, 18 V.S.A. § 1511 limits the concentration of  phthalates in products intended for children under 3 years old; 9 V.S.A. … Continue reading →

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EU enforcement of consumer product safety laws steps up

Posted on March 27, 2014 by tbach

The European Union’s Consumer Affairs Commission reports that an increasing number of toxic toys and skin-irritating textiles are being removed from supermarket shelves.  Europe’s Rapid Information System (RAPEX) issued 2,364 notifications of unsafe non-food products in 2013, a 3.8% increase … Continue reading →

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Alaska Making Headway on its Chemicals Bill

Posted on February 23, 2014 by tbach

Newsflash from the Last Frontier:  The Toxic-Free-Children’s Act (SB 151) decribed in this earlier post received a hearing in the Senate Health and Social Services Committee on Wednesday and was speedily passed out of committee two days later.  Guest blogger … Continue reading →

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Alaska Seeks to Join the Ranks of State Chemicals Regulators

Posted on February 7, 2014 by tbach

Our favorite guest blogger, VLS alum Maricarmen Cruz-Guilloty, Environmental Health and Justice Coordinator at Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT), reports that the Alaska Legislature will consider a bill about toxic chemicals in children’s products in 2014.  Senator Donny Olson, … Continue reading →

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