Dear Tony, *Great news!* The voices of concerned parents are being heard. Last week CHEJ helped convince Wal-Mart, Toys"R"Us, Babies"R"Us, and CVS to stop selling baby bottles which contain the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA), and Playtex committed to stop using BPA in all of their baby bottles by the year's end. This is only two months after CHEJ co-authored a major report that found this chemical in all leading brands of baby bottles sold in the U.S.
*Help us get this hazardous chemical out of ALL baby bottles right now!*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EjYDbzLgjd7c7fxZt%2BuQbbiXwRaO0UMh> *Sign the petition for toxic-free baby bottles<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oj%2Fp%2B145vR%2FQ9WAJO2aNjbiXwRaO0UMh> *, and also forward it to your friends, family, co-workers, and schools. We can't declare a full victory yet because many manufacturers and stores are still selling baby bottles made with BPA. Let's keep up the pressure and get BPA out of all baby bottles and children's products! To do just that we're working with our coalition partners to turn in thousands of petition signatures at the end of this week to the CEOs of the leading companies that are making baby bottles with BPA. We already have over 3,000 signatures, unprotected babies need your help to reach 5,000. *WHY NOW?** *In the past few weeks the Canadian government announced it is planning to ban the use of BPA in baby bottles, and declared BPA "toxic". And the Los Angeles Times reported that the U.S. based National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that there is "some concern" that babies, fetuses, and children are in danger because BPA harms animals at the low levels found in nearly all human bodies. It's enough to sink any parent's stomach. Let's take a second to take a collective deep breath, and then mobilize for major action. Sign a petition calling for the CEOs of the leading manufacturers of baby bottles to stop the use of BPA in our baby bottles and other children's products. *TAKE ACTION today!*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=81aIr1QHLHMYdfwvBHU0HbiXwRaO0UMh> Sign on now and we'll send the petition to the CEOs of Avent, Disney/First Years, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, and Gerber in collaboration with the Learning Disabilities Association of America, Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS), AAIDD, Moms Rising, and other organizations. Thanks for your work on behalf of all children. For a safer toxic-free future, Mike Schade, Center for Health, Environment and Justice P.S. To learn about the dangers of BPA, visit our website: http://www.babystoxicbottle.org *** This message is brought to you by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice: http://www.chej.org If you would not like to receive future messages, just reply with "unsubscribe" in the subject. -- "The risk it takes to remain tight inside the bud is more painful than the risk it takes to blossom." Anais Nin _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
