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PP Action Alert
Take Action! Help make products safe for women, children and families by making your voice heard today!
It's not that our representatives in Salem don't care about certain issues - they do. But with a tough economy, competing priorities and difficult budget choices to be made, many worthwhile issues will simply fall by the wayside this year. But with your voice, and our collective voices, we can make sure the Children's Safe Products Act won't be one of them. We need your help to let your State Representatives know that passing laws protecting Oregon's children from exposure to toxic chemicals (that can affect their health now and their reproductive health in the future) need to be a priority for them. Help us make sure the bills pass from committee hearings to a vote on the House floor and then again in the Senate.
Write a letter to your State Representative directly and encourage their support of these bills. We've created a draft letter that we encourage you to edit and customize. The letter will be directed to your State Representative and State Senator in Salem.
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Subject: Please support HB 2367 and HB 2792 to protect children from toxic chemicals in their products
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
I am writing to urge you to support HB 2367 and HB 2792. These common sense bills will protect our children from exposure to toxic chemicals in their toys and products they use. In short these bills will:
Provide the Department of Human Services the authority to identify chemicals in consumer products that are of high concern for children's health.
Require manufacturers to notify DHS when chemicals of concern are found in their children's products.
Prohibit the use of known dangerous chemicals prevalent in children's products, including bisphenol A.
Provide consumers like me with information to make safer buying choices.
Authorize DHS to participate in an interstate chemical clearinghouse to promote safer chemicals in consumer products in cooperation with other states and governmental entities.
Chemicals like bisphenol-A that are used in many products have come under increasing scrutiny for their potential negative impacts on our health. Unfortunately, here in Oregon, there are still products containing BPA and other known hazardous chemicals that don't belong in our children's toys and that need a closer look. Now it's our turn to close the loopholes in the current chemical policy to ensure Oregon children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
It is my hope that when this legislation comes to your attention in the coming weeks, you give it the careful consideration it deserves. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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