California Breast Cancer Plan: Paths to Prevention

Paths to Prevention: The California Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan is the first ever comprehensive primary prevention plan for breast cancer....

Safer Beauty Bill Package

A suite of four bills in Congress would make beauty and personal care products safer for everyone by getting the...

No PFAS in Cosmetics Act

The No PFAS in Cosmetics Act would ban the entire class of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' from personal care and beauty...

Reducing Toxics in Packaging: California AB 2761

The California Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act of 2024 (AB 2761 Hart), would remove two very toxic chemicals from plastic packaging....

Toxic-Free Medical Devices: California AB 2300

The California Toxic-Free Medical Devices Act (AB 2300 - Wilson) bans Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in IV bags and tubing. Read More

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Several studies have found an increased risk of breast cancer in people using HRT. White, Asian, and Hispanic women are...

Safer Beauty & Cosmetics State Laws

Many people assume that personal care products and cosmetics are tested for safety, but the personal care products industry is...

Secret Fragrance Chemicals

Fragrance suppliers have enjoyed special protections for decades, which allow fragrance ingredients in personal care products to be kept secret...

Ethylene Oxide

A known human carcinogen, this colorless, flammable gas that is used to sterilize medical equipment and to make chemicals used...

Personal Care Products

Many of us are unaware that some chemicals in personal care products are linked to breast cancer, hormone disruption, infertility,...

Dioxins

Those working in an industry that incinerates, combusts or manufactures chemicals and products containing chlorine are at risk for high...

Dieldrin and Aldrin

Toxic pesticides now banned due to concerns about their impact on human health. They have been linked to both an...

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

Banned in 1971, but continues to affect women who took the drug while pregnant as well as DES children (offspring...

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT)

DDT can persist in human and animal tissues for long periods of time causing ongoing concern. DDT disrupts the function...

Cadmium and other metals

Cadmium has been shown to demonstrate estrogen-like activity, which is known to increase breast cancer risk. Cadmium has been recognized...