Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals

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As the recent toy recalls demonstrate, our nation's system for regulating chemicals in everyday products is broken. And those chemicals are ending up in our environment and in our bodies.

The Michigan Legislature is taking an initial step to protect kids by passing a package of legislation (HB 4132 & 4399; SB 174) that penalizes retailers for selling children's products with lead levels exceeding the lenient federal recall limits. That's a good start, but its not just kids' products, and it's not just lead. Kids are being exposed to multiple chemicals from all kinds of everyday products. One example is a toxic flame retardant called deca used in computers and furniture upholstery. Deca is released into the environment and ends up in wildlife and in people, including kids, here in Michigan. There are safer alternatives already widely in use. Please send an e-mail to your Representative, Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, and Representative Rebekah Warren, Chair of the House Great Lakes & Environment Committee.