- New study finds nonstick PFAS chemicals in takeout packaging at top grocery stores
Study shows PFAS-free alternatives widely available and in use (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Takeout food packaging from several leading U.S. grocery stores is likely treated with harmful PFAS chemicals, according to a new study released today by Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future. PFAS are highly persistent and toxic chemicals ... - Amazon.com bans deadly paint strippers, signaling growing trend in retail sectorAdvocates call on EPA to finalize proposed ban, protect Americans from toxic products Washington, D.C. — Amazon.com posted a new policy prohibiting the sale of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in all paint stripper products it sells, effective March 2019. The company is the eleventh major retailer ...
- Report: Restaurant Chains Lag on Toxic Chemicals, while 21 Retailers Make Progress to Protect Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A report released today reveals that major retail companies are making slow but meaningful progress at improving the chemical safety of the products, food, and packaging they sell, but nearly half of those scored — including every restaurant chain evaluated — have failed to take any public ... - Amazon announces new policy to restrict toxic chemicalsOn October 5, Amazon issued its first-ever public safer chemicals policy. The policy includes restrictions on dozens of toxic phthalates, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), triclosan, and toluene in its private brand baby, household cleaning, personal care, and beauty products in the United States. Consumers are increasingly clamoring for ...
- How retailers benefit from participating in ChemSec’s MarketplaceA couple of months ago, my dad told me about a job interview he once had. At the interview, he was given a pencil and a piece of paper with two dots on it, one on each side. He was then asked to connect the two dots. My dad took ...
- Annual retailer report card will rank a dozen new companies this fallAs the federal government continues to roll back and undermine critical environmental and public health protections, we are amplifying our efforts in the marketplace to drive hazardous chemicals out of our homes and communities through our Mind the Store campaign. One way we continue to do that is through our ...
- Walmart joins other retailers with ban on deadly paint removersAdvocates call on Wheeler EPA to end delay on proposed ban, protect Americans from toxic products Washington, D.C. — Walmart announced today that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in paint removal products it sells in the United States, Canada, Mexico, ...
- Skip the Slip: Receipts waste resources AND endanger your healthWhen an item is physically small, it may not convey the impact it has on the world. Paper receipts are small slips that carry with them vast environmental costs and can pose risks to our health through direct contact. Extraction and use of these resources take a toll on the ...
- The Home Depot to be third major U.S. retailer to ban deadly paint strippersAdvocates call on Pruitt EPA to end delay, protect Americans from toxic products ATLANTA — The world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, announced today that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in its paint removal products by the ...
- Sherwin-Williams Commits to Ban Deadly Paint StrippersSecond U.S. Retailer to Act Following Multiple Deaths and EPA Inaction (Cleveland, OH) Today the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies, Sherwin-Williams, announced that it would phase out the use of a toxic chemical known as methylene chloride in its paint removal products by the end of ...