Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
A national effort to protect families from toxic chemicals.
Tony Iallonardo / November 17, 2011
Safe Chemicals Act Hearing Builds Momentum for Reform
Washington, DC – Today's Senate hearing on the Safe Chemicals Act was a milestone in the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families reform effort. Infertility, cancer, and learning disabilities are just some of the health problems linked to toxic chemicals that touch millions of American families. Senators should know that all those families are rooting for their success when they take this issue on.
Senator Lautenberg and Senator Inhofe deserve enormous credit for the dialogue they have undertaken on reform over the last several months and the rare bipartisan atmosphere it has created for this issue on Capitol Hill. Because of that work, there is an enormous opportunity that both parties can seize to make a difference in people's lives. We're encouraged by the statements made by Senators on both sides.
"Senators Lautenberg and Inhofe deserve enormous credit for the dialogue they have undertaken on reform over the last several months…"
We were also encouraged by the very constructive comments of the Consumer Specialty Products Association which represents some of America's best known companies and brands, like Procter and Gamble and SC Johnson. Perhaps because these companies sell directly to consumers they recognize the economic costs of the current collapse of confidence in our federal safety regulations.
The only disappointment in the hearing was the comments of the American Chemistry Council, the main trade group for chemical makers. We hope members of the American Chemistry Council can soon recognize the opportunity to make progress on reform and work constructively with the committee to achieve it in a bipartisan way.
Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: American Chemistry Council, American families, cancer, Capitol Hill, chemical makers, Consumer Specialty Products Association, DC - Today's Senate hearing on the Safe Chemicals Act was a milestone in the reform effort. Infertility, federal safety regulations, learning disabilities, Procter and Gamble, Safe Chemicals Act, Safe Chemicals Act Hearing Builds Momentum for Reform, SC Johnson, senator inhofe, Senator Lautenberg, washington
Tell EPA: Ban this deadly chemical from the workplace
Get our latest posts delivered to your inbox.
These chemicals are linked to serious environmental and health problems. Check out our fact sheets, which draw from the leading peer-reviewed science.
Bisphenol A (BPA) & Bisphenol S (BPS)
Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals (PBTs)
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
Toxic flame retardants
Other Chemicals »
200 Massachusetts Ave NW
© 2021 Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families — All rights reserved.