After a slow start, South Korea’s #MeToo movement has exploded
Article in Quartz - featuring feminism in South Korea, including breaking down cultural taboos associated with vaginal health and menstruation.
NGOs call on US firm to reveal chemicals in feminine products
Chemical Watch article - NGOs join Women's Voices for the Earth (WVE) to ask makers of Summer's Eve to address toxic chemicals and lack of ingredient disclosure in their wipes, sprays, washes and more.
Open Letter Urges Makers of Summer’s Eve to Remove Harmful Chemicals from Feminine Products
Today, 25 environmental, health, and justice organizations released an open letter urging New York-based consumer product goods manufacturer Prestige Brands, makers of Summer’s Eve, to eliminate toxic chemicals and disclose all ingredients in the iconic feminine care brand. Circulated by national women’s health non-profit, Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), the letter calls into question the ingredients found in Summer’s Eve products, including wipes, washes and sprays, to which women are exposed without their knowledge or consent.
Fragrance body adds phthalates to industry transparency list
Chemical Watch article - Women's Voices for the Earth (WVE) expresses concern that five phthalates were among those recently added to IFRA fragrance list.
P&G Becomes Improbable Supporter of Ingredient Disclosure Rule
Bloomberg Businessweek Lauren Coleman-Lochner December 7, 2017 “Proponents of the California law say there’s plenty to be concerned about in household cleaners, including ingredients that... Read More
Buy Cleaning Products? A New Law Has Your Back
NRDC Corey Binns November 27, 2017 “Having this information can help people make better decisions to protect their health not only day to day but... Read More
When Women Work Together, Women WIN!
You can stand up to corporations and demand change. You can help enact laws that protect your health. Let’s work together to make products safer for everyone. Because when women work together, women WIN. Will you join us?
Tell EPA: Ban these dangerous chemicals now!
It’s been almost a year since the EPA proposed bans on dangerous paint strippers—as well as a ban on another solvent, trichloroethylene—and the agency hasn’t finalized any of them. What are they waiting for?!
P&G, SC Johnson Back California Labeling Law
GreenBiz Anya Khalamayzer October 24, 2017 “Although efforts for chemicals disclosure laws have been “percolating for years,” said Deb Fiddelke, senior director of government relations... Read More
CA Governor Signs Historic Law Requiring Companies to Disclose Ingredients in Cleaning Products
In a major victory for consumer and worker right to know, Governor Brown has signed into law a bill that requires manufacturers of a wide array of cleaning products to disclose their ingredients. The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 258, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens) requires the ingredients in cleaning products – particularly chemicals whose ability to harm human health or the environment has been recognized by established scientific authoritative bodies – to be listed on both product labels and online. Under this law, the mandatory disclosure also applies to ingredients in fragrance mixtures, which have been tightly-held secrets until now.
