Wednesday, 22 April 2015

There Are Big Flaws in Our Main Chemical Safety Law. The Shimkus Bill Won’t Fix Them

There Are Big Flaws in Our Main Chemical Safety Law. The Shimkus Bill Won’t Fix Them

Every day, we are exposed to chemicals in our shampoo, body wash, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, lotion, and much more. We expect our government to ensure that the chemicals in products have been tested and are safe for us and our families.The truth is that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has only tested about 250 of the 84,000 chemicals registered for use in the U.S. Of those, it has imposed restrictions on only nine...
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