On Tuesday, May 24th ANA CEO Marla Weston, PhD, RN spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill aimed at highlighting the importance of toxic chemical reform in Congress. Organized by the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF) coalition, the press conference also featured remarks from Safe Chemicals Act lead sponsor Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), actress Jessica Alba, Pediatrician Dr. Leo Trasande, and Andy Igrejas, SCHF Executive Director.

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The American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds the introduction of legislation to bring much needed reform to our nation’s chemical policy. The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R. 5820), introduced by Congressmen Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Henry Waxman (D-CA), would make much needed changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), such as requiring publicly available safety and health data on chemicals, and putting the burden on the industry to prove that chemicals are safe in order stay on the market.

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Recently, consumers have become increasingly aware of the potential risks posed by some of the chemicals in the products we use every day, and a few chemicals in particular have gotten a lot of attention. Consumers may be choosing baby bottles made with without bisphenol a (BPA), or perhaps looking for cosmetics that are paraben-free, but these are just the chemicals we know about– the ones that are in the news. What about all the others that haven’t made the headlines?

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