Kid-Safe Chemicals Act

On the federal level, a number of legislative initiatives are up for discussion in the US Congress, some being more inspired by REACH than others.40 In May 2008, two identical bills called the Kids-Safe Chemicals Act were sent to the Senate and to the... 

The history of the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act is instructive in demonstrating that even relatively uncontroversial laws may not be readily enacted. This proposed legislation, which has garnered broad support among legislators, has not been enacted as of this writing. Its elements are very similar to the TSCA reform principles set out by Ms. Jackson, in that ... 

Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of2008, 513, available at http //www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext. xpd bill=sl 10-3040. 

Environmental Working Gronp BPA in Store Receipts. (2010, Jul). BPA coats cash register receipts. Downloaded from http //www.ewg.org/kid-safe-chemicals-act-blog/2010/07/ a-little-bpa-along-with-your-change/. Accessed October 7, 2014. 

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