Toxic chemicals are in our everyday surroundings, including household products, food and water.We're working to protect health by reducing exposures to these substances.
What we're doing about it:
-Defending the new chemical safety law
In 2016, we helped get a badly needed update to the decades-old chemical safety law. We're working to make sure the new law protects us.
-Putting safer products on the shelf
With our help, Walmart – the world's largest retailer – is taking millions of pounds of hazardous chemicals out of products we use every day.
-Harnessing new technology
There's little data about which chemicals we're exposed to every day. Technology like chemical-detecting wristbands is helping us learn more.
-Making our food safer
We're working to make food safer by strengthening policies and working with retailers and grocers to remove hazardous chemicals.
-Reducing children's lead exposure
America’s toxic legacy of lead continues to threaten children’s health. We’re taking on the major sources of lead exposure.
