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Chemicals policy facts

• Did you know that the Toxic Substances Control Act did not require testing for safety of the tens of thousands of chemicals already in commerce in 1976? Find out how you can help strengthen our chemical safety laws at http://facebook.com/NotAGuineaPig
• Under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, the EPA is unable to take dangerous chemicals off the market, even ones as dangerous as asbestos. Want to help change this? Check out http://facebook.com/NotAGuineaPig and join the movement!
• Since 1976, the EPA has only required testing on less than 300 chemicals out of over 60,000. Find out how you can help strengthen our chemical safety laws at http://facebook.com/NotAGuineaPig
• Under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, nearly 20% of the over 60,000 chemicals are secret, according to the EPA. Want to end the secrecy? Check out http://facebook.com/NotAGuineaPig and join the movement!
• Did you know that the EPA tried to use the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to restrict asbestos in 1989 and failed? The EPA hasn’t tried again since! Find out how you can help strengthen our chemical safety laws at http://facebook.com/NotAGuineaPig
• Instead of requiring chemical manufacturers to demonstrate that their products are safe before they go into use, the law says the government has to prove actual harm in order to control or replace a dangerous chemical. Want to help change this? Check out http://facebook.com/NotAGuineaPig and join the movement!

Chemicals of concern

• Need more reasons to support the strengthening of our chemical safety laws? PFCs are a family of fluorine-containing chemicals with unique properties to make materials stain- and stick-resistant. Some PFCs are incredibly resistant to breakdown and are turning up in unexpected places around the world. http://bit.ly/dfDfk3
• Need more reasons to support the strengthening of our chemical safety laws? PBDEs are industrial toxic chemicals, used for more than 30 years, that escape from plastics, furniture, and mattresses. http://bit.ly/cklRED
• Need more reasons to support the strengthening of our chemical safety laws? PCBs and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) are chemicals that were banned more than 30 years ago, but our air, water, land, and bodies are so contaminated that decades of cleanup efforts have yet to eliminate their threats to our health. http://bit.ly/dj01MI
• Need more reasons to support the strengthening of our chemical safety laws? Mercury, arsenic, and lead are found naturally in the earth, but just because they’re natural chemical elements doesn’t mean they’re harmless. They are heavy metals with a long history of industrial and personal use—and just as long of a history of harming human health. http://bit.ly/bsCgPX