We need your help right now to remove unnecessary and dangerous fire retardant chemicals from baby products

Dear Bobbi,

I was floored when I learned that baby and children’s products in California are being laced with toxic chemicals. What’s going on!? A current California flammability standard has led to all baby and children’s products containing foam (such as nursing pillows and strollers) being treated with fire retardant chemicals which have been repeatedly shown in testing to be toxic.  This simply makes no sense and is the equivalent of lacing children’s products with toxic chemicals.

Further, the National Fire Protection Association has stated that they don’t have any evidence to show that the use of these toxic flame retardants has reduced fire deaths in California.

We can change this! The California State Senate will vote on revising this requirement this week!
http://momsrisingaction.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27111

Today, we have an exciting opportunity to advocate for a simple change that will make our children, and our world, healthier, without compromising their safety.  We need your help right now to remove unnecessary and dangerous fire retardant chemicals from baby products like breastfeeding pillows, high chair cushions, strollers, car seats, and changing table pads.

As a community, together we have already successfully increased lead standards for toys, and worked to remove dangerous chemicals like phthalates and BPA from children’s products. Now, we need your help with this very important piece of child safety legislation right here in California, SB 772.

Your State Senator needs to hear from you TODAY.
http://momsrisingaction.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27111

There is no evidence from either the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the California Bureau of Home Furnishings that these products actually pose a fire hazard. This legislation will exempt children’s products we use every day from a regulation that leads to this unnecessary and hazardous treatment with fire retardants. These chemicals are dangerous, particularly for young children. They are associated with numerous health problems, including cancer, birth defects, thyroid disruption, reproductive, and neurological disorders such as hyperactivity and mental retardation.

Please send a letter to your Senator today!

– Joan, Ariana, Ashley, Anita, Julia and the whole MomsRising.org Team

P.S. For suggestions on how to reduce the toxic chemicals in your home visit: http://www.greensciencepolicy.org/consumer-information/

Your State Senator can take action to make baby products safer.  Please send a letter today!

Take Action

Thank you! Let’s keep this momentum going!

Thank you for sending a letter to your Senator urging them to support SB 772, legislation that would remove toxic chemicals in baby products.

We have just a few days to convince our Senators to support this important legislation.  Do you have any friends, neighbors, or colleagues in California who would be willing to send a letter, too?  Use the easy tool below to send them a note about this campaign, and how they can help right now!

Thank you!