Million Baby Crawl
November 3, 2009
Seventh Generation is hosting the Million Baby Crawl, an initiative to educate parents about stronger standards on toxic chemicals – ones that we are coming into contact with every day! There are over 80,000 chemical compounds developed for products used in our homes but only 200 of them have been tested by the EPA. Under the current law, the EPA does not have the authority to demand the information it needs to evaluate a chemical’s risk, and neither manufacturers nor the EPA are required to prove a chemical’s safety as a condition of use.
The Million Baby Crawl will help present the Kid Safe Chemical Act to Washington. If the Act passes, it will require chemical manufacturers to conduct safety tests before using these chemicals in products.
To show your support , you can create a baby crawler representing your kids on their “march to Washington”. You can also further educate yourself on chemical reform and the Kid Safe Chemical Act. Attend an event, they are many in the large metro areas during November. Finally, start to eliminate known toxic chemicals from the products in your house. The easiest place to start is your cleaning supplies. After that, look at the products your kids are using such as bubble bath and shampoo and then move onto the products you are putting on your body. Going green doesn’t happen overnight, it’s gradual and eventually becomes habit.
FREE STUFF: To get you started, Seventh Generation is generously giving away 1 of their Starter Kits to get your green cleaning started! The Starter Kit includes: Glass Cleaner, All-Purpose Cleaner, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Shower Cleaner, Tub & Tile Cleaner, Kitchen Cleaner, Natural Paper Towels, and Reusable Tote.
You can enter to win in any of the following ways:
- Visit the Million Baby Crawl website and tell us one thing that you learned
- Follow us on twitter @mommygoesgreenand retweet this contest
Leave your comment by Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 11:59PM PST. Contest open to all U.S. residents, ages 18+. We will choose 1 winner, by random, and contact them via email. Privacy Policy.
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I learned that the federal law that should protect us from health-harming chemicals just doesn’t work
testing is not done on a lot of chemicals that we have in our home
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market
I learned that out of the 80,000 chemicals on the market, only 200 are subjected to safety testing. That is just crazy to me!
I learned that mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children.
Thanks
I learned that the EPA requires safety testing on only 200 of the 80,000+ products on the market!
I learned companies are not required to disclose what is in cleaning products. Disgusting!
I learned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market!! Thanks!
Hot dishwasher water vaporizes
and sends into the air
the chlorine in dish detergents—
(I didn’t know it was there!)
Further testing needs to be done on chemicals. Only 200 are tested when there’s 80,000 still wanting to harm us!
I learned that since 1976 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.
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The fact that the EPA requires safety testing on only 200 of the 80,000+ products on the market, really just upsets me.
Learned that ever since 1976 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market….
Thanks for the chance!
13082 Crawlers when I checked out the website!
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I learned that mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children.
Thanks for the giveaway… The MBC website has a resource page,
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/million-baby-crawl/about
that has links where you can contact your Congressperson to share your concern about the need to enact a stronger chemical law to keep our families safe and healthy: TAKE ACTION !!!
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I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.
EPA requires safety testing on only 200 of the 80,000+ products on the market..
It’s astonishing that there are over 80,000 chemicals on the market and even more astonishing that only 200 have been tested for safety. How little we seem to value our safety and the safety of our children.
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I learned that a large number of the chemicals we are exposed to have been proven to cause many illnesses.
I learned that the EPA has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.
The EPA requires safety testing on only 200 of the 80,000+ products on the market ,this needs to be changed
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I learned the US Environmntal Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 od the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.