Wednesday, September 5, 2018

M2.4: Personal care products video comment

I totally agree that Ken Cook's presentation is excellent and engaging. I'm surprised that chemicals that have been banned decades ago are still lingering in the environment today, affecting individuals and developing fetuses. It's extremely concerning...There are so many (health) policies that do not protect people. The Toxic Substance Control Act allowed asbestos to be continued to be produced and used when the first Bush administration tried to outlaw it. It's totally an unreliable law. Cook brought up the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 and I went on congress.gov to see where the bill is or if it has passed. But it seems that the last action was bill referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works in 2008. I'm disappointed that a bill so important for the health of babies and generations of people has not been passed!

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  1. I also loved this video! I didn't get a chance to look into where the Kid Safe Chemicals Act stands in congress after the video, but I'm disappointed to hear it hasn't advanced further than what Ken Cook mentioned. I would love if this bill were to be passed because I'm really concerned about the lack of regulation. We trust that companies and distributors sell safe products, but now we know how untrue this is.

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