Press Releases - Women's Voices for the Earth

Toxics Reform Bill Debuts in Senate

10 Apr 2013

Montana Senators Cosponsor Bill to Protect Kids and Families For Immediate Release: April 10th, 2013 Contact: Jamie McConnell, Women’s Voices for the Earth, 406-543-3747 Sarah Cobler, Montana Conservation Voters, 406-581-2284 MISSOULA, MT – Today Montana’s Senators Baucus and Tester joined 25 other U.S. Senators introducing the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013. The legislation would provide long overdue fixes to the nation’s broken chemical policies and limit the use of unsafe chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses. With toxics turning up in furniture, soup cans, baby lotion and thousands of other products, the bill is viewed as essential by some...

Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics, Shampoos, Targeted by Congress

25 Mar 2013

Federal legislation introduced today will ensure all cosmetics are safe For Immediate Release: March 21st, 2013 Contact: Margie Kelly, 541-222-9699, mkelly@breastcancerfund.org Shannon Coughlin, 415-336-2246, scoughlin@breastcancerfund.org WASHINGTON – While natural body-care products represent the fastest growing segment of the cosmetics market, your local pharmacy shelves are still full of products laden with toxic chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive harm. To address this problem, today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013, which would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to ensure that all...

Fragrance Allergies Common Unsuspected Culprit in Skin Conditions, Report Finds

19 Feb 2013

Environmental Health Group Advocates for Immediate Disclosure of Secret Fragrance Ingredients FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 20, 2013 MISSOULA, Mont. – A new report by the women’s health advocacy group Women’s Voices for the Earth has found that allergic reaction and sensitivity to fragrance chemicals in cleaning and personal care products affects millions of Americans. According to the report Secret Scents: How Hidden Fragrance Allergens Harm Public Health, fragrance in household and personal care products is one of the most frequently identified allergens. However, since companies are not required by the FDA or EPA to disclose fragrance ingredients, it is difficult...

Tide Reformulates Detergents to Reduce Cancer-Causing Chemical

25 Jan 2013

Advocacy group Women’s Voices for the Earth and Consumers Claim a Public Health Victory For Immediate Release Friday, January 25, 2013 Contact: Sian Wu, 206-701-4734, swu@colehourcohen.com Alex Scranton, 406-396-1639, alexs@womensvoices.org SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Jan. 24 Procter & Gamble, makers of Tide and Tide Free & Gentle detergents agreed in a California court to significantly reduce the levels of the chemical 1,4 dioxane in its laundry products. I,4 dioxane is classified as a known carcinogen under Proposition 65 in California. Women’s Voices for the Earth, the women’s environmental health advocacy group that has been calling on P&G to remove the...

Who’s Naughty and Who’s Nice?

11 Dec 2012

How retailers respond to consumer demand for safe personal care products For immediate release: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Missoula, MT – When it comes to their commitment to cosmetics safety, some retailers are naughty and some are nice; some lead the market trend toward safer products and some lag behind. To get to the bottom of which stores consumers should support with their dollars as they shop for non-toxic stocking stuffers and which should get coal, today the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report, Retailer Therapy: Ranking retailers on their commitment to cosmetics safety, putting a spotlight on Walmart,...

California Superior Court Gives Brazilian Blowout 30 Days to Reformulate or Remove Products from Marketplace

03 Dec 2012

Company must reformulate to meet California’s Air Quality Standards For immediate release: December 3, 2012 Los Angeles—The California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, issued an order on November 29, 2012 requiring the manufacturers of Brazilian Blowout hair straightening solution, GIB, LLC (GIB) to stop selling its product in California within 30 days and prove that its new, reformulated product meets California Air Quality Standards. According to the attorney general’s court papers, testing by three different laboratories shows that GIB’s hair straightening product violates California air quality law and emits smog-forming pollutants at levels higher than allowed by the California...