Defend Our Health

If you don't live in Maine (where PFAS is banned from cosmetics), check out these tips!

PFAS is the past, not our future!

Minnesota’s new PFAS law is already changing how some products are made You probably wouldn't know whether the dental floss in your bathroom contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The same is true of the tampons, pads, or other menstrual products in your home.

Pesticide chemicals linked to breast cancer - new study alert from our partners at Silent Spring Institute!

Hundreds of chemicals used in pesticides linked to increased breast cancer risk Majority of chemicals considered “inert” or inactive ingredients that evade safety testing, highlighting a major regulatory blind spot around ingredients used in pesticide formulations.

Lowe's Home Improvement Why are these lead-containing kids' products still available for sale? You disclosed that they have over 100ppm lead on the surface decorations in your 2026 report to Vermont (HPCDS system). We notified you that the level you reported means they can't be sold anywhere in the US but you're still offering them for sale as of today -- Here's one of the items you reported for 2026 with unlawfully-high lead levels - still available for sale nationwide (even though WA, ME, and federal law have a 90ppm maximum level allowed) -->

Build and Grow Barn With Animals Kid's Project Kit Lowes.com Shop Build and Grow Barn With Animals Kid's Project Kit in the Kids Project Kits department at Lowe's.com. Interact with children to inspire a love of building and provide the opportunity to grow by learning fun and interesting facts about the things children build.

Lowe's Home Improvement Why are these lead-containing kids' products still available for sale? You disclosed that they have over 100ppm lead on the surface decorations in your 2026 report to Vermont (HPCDS system). We notified you that the level you reported means they can't be sold anywhere in the US but you're still offering them for sale as of today -- Here's one of the items you reported for 2026 with unlawfully-high lead levels - still available for sale nationwide (even though WA, ME, and federal law have a 90ppm maximum level allowed) --> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Build-and-Grow-Barn-with-Animals-Building-Toys/1002399278

Art Supplies Product Data - Defend Our Health Use the table below to search disclosures by Manufacturer, Brand Name, and Specific Product Name / UPC. Search Materials Disclosures: Company Brand Name Product Model Name or ID UPC Chemical Report Period Entry Date Accesorios Globales, S.A. dba TATA Target – Cat & Jack CJF24-0002 198101333131 Ars...

Working on making sure all these products are properly removed from sale!

Multiple big-name brands, including Crayola, Michael’s, Target, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Family Dollar, have reported the presence of formaldehyde (a known human carcinogen) or other chemicals of concern in children’s products like art supplies in their most recent publicly available data. Learn more --> https://defendourhealth.org/healthy-homes/childrens-products/defend-our-health-highlights-major-brands-disclosure-of-hazardous-ingredients-in-kids-school-supplies/

Update on PFAS and those AI data centers... we need coordinated policy on these asap.

Forever Chemicals Want a Piece of the Data Center Boom Environmental groups are lining up against an influx of new PFAS designed to cool AI infrastructure.

Important read:

The chemicals industry would like us to believe that what they brand as "advanced recycling" is the solution to our growing plastic waste problem. In reality it's a process that essentially amounts to burning plastic and results in toxic waste more than anything else. We asked our senior director of chemicals policy — who spent 20 years leading chemical risk assessment programs at the EPA — to explain why this industry boondoggle is anything but a solution.

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