What's New

On October 14, 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law Assemblywoman Fiona Ma's Stop Toxic Toys Bill (AB 1108). This new law prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of children's toys and feeding products that contain phthalates. For more information, please read our news release.

Since our victory last year, California's own Senator Diane Feinstein introduced similar legislation that passed the U.S. Senate in March as part of reform efforts targeted at the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

For tips on how to reduce your child's exposure to toxic chemicals, click here.

For a shopper's guide to buying safer products, click here.

Report Documents Toxics in Baby Furniture

Environment California Research and Policy Center released a report, “Toxic Baby Furniture,” showing that baby nursery furnishings containing formaldehyde – a toxic chemical linked with allergies, asthma, and cancer – can contaminate indoor air within California homes. To evaluate the potential dangers children face, we purchased twenty-one products intended for use in a baby’s nursery and hired a professional laboratory to test them. Six of the products produced high levels of formaldehyde vapor. In particular, several brands of cribs and changing tables emit formaldehyde at levels linked with increased risk of developing allergies or asthma. More.

For tips on how to protect your children from exposure to toxic chemicals, click here.