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We Need You NOW - Help California Remove Toxic Flame Retardants from

Children's Products!

 

Take Action Today - Please Take a Moment to send a fax to the Governor and

his team.

 

For decades, California has been the only state in the nation to require

the use of _highly toxic fire-retardant chemicals_

(http://ga1.org/ct/td3rMVp16md5/) in polyurethane foam in cribs, infant

carriers, strollers,

nursing pillows, changing tables, high chairs and other baby products.

There is no clear data showing that using these chemicals saves lives, and

a growing body of research suggests that exposure to fire retardants is

dangerous to the health of our children. Last year, the Consumer Product

Safety Commission scientists cited studies linking fire retardant exposure to

cancer, birth defects, reproductive problems, thyroid disorders,

hyperactivity, learning disabilities and a plethora of other health concerns.

A study published last year in the journal Environmental Science and

Technology found that Californians have twice the concentration of the flame

retardant penta-BDE in their blood as people who live elsewhere in the United

States due to the continued, and long-lasting presence of these chemicals

in baby products and other home furnishings.

There is no evidence that a single baby's life has been saved by

California's regulation, which is why the Consumer Product Safety Commission

has

decided not to regulate baby products against fire. Given the stark budget

realities, it makes no sense for the State to be spending its limited

resources to regulate a product for which there is no known risk.

Please end this shell game whereby manufacturers substitute one toxic fire

retardant after another for no useful reason! Our babies deserve better.

Here's what you can do:

Sacramento needs to hear from you about why SB 772 must be signed into

law.

Right now, we need personalized letters to really sway opinion. Please

spend a moment to draft a few lines about what this bill means to children's

health, and fax it to California's leaders. Feel free to use the language

above or on _our website_ (http://ga1.org/ct/td3rMVp16md5/) to guide you.

Write your personal message to the Governor and send it to these important

representatives TODAY!

Send to:

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

1. Attention: Bismarck Obando, External Affairs Secretary #: 916-324-6358

2. Cabinet #: 916-323-0918

3. Chief of Staff #: 916-323-9991

4. Communications #: 916-324-6357

5. Constituent Affairs #: 916-445-4633

6. Attention: Linda Adams, Secretary CalEPA #: 916-324-0908

7. Attention: Maziar Movassaghl, Department of Toxic Substances Control #:

916-324-3158

 

Don't have a fax machine at home? Try a _free online fax service_

(http://ga1.org/ct/t73rMVp16mdt/) that can fax from your computer.

Please don't let this important opportunity to protect America's children

from harmful chemical exposure pass us by!