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Thanks,
Claire
From: "Sarah, MomsRising.org"
Date: November 26, 2010 8:14:04 AM PST
To: "Claire Moshenberg"
Subject: Fed up with toxic yuck?
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In 2008 Toys "R" Us publicly promised (even issuing a news release!) to reduce the use of toxic toys. Toys "R" Us hasn't kept its promise.
Sign on to our petition and tell Toys "R" Us to keep its promise!
What's stinkier than day-old dirty dishes left over from
Thanksgiving? A corporation that doesn't live up to its public promises.
In
2008 Toys "R" Us publicly promised (even issuing a news release!) to
reduce the use of toxic toys that contain polyvinyl chloride (also known
as PVC) from their products and packaging, and to offer more PVC-free
products. [1] It seemed like Toys "R" Us had finally figured out that
PVC chemicals--which have been linked to rising chronic diseases in
children including asthma, learning disabilities, obesity and cancer
[2]-- had no place in children's toys. It was about time!
Now
over two years later, it appears that Toys "R" Us doesn't know the
meaning of the word promise, since they have continued to sell toys and
infant products that are made of and packaged in PVC. So, on this
"biggest shopping day of the year," we're sending a message to Toys "R"
Us that they need to fulfill their promise to protect our kids from
toxics.
Join thousands of families fed up with yuck:
Tell Toys "R" Us to keep their promise to keep kids safe from toxic PVC
chemicals in toys!
http://action.momsrising.org/go/512?akid=2428.36612.f-vKQK&t=6
Moms
have a lot of power when it comes to retail. In fact, mothers account
for $2 trillion dollars worth of purchases. [3] So when we speak up,
companies have a tendency to listen.
How Do We Know Toys "R" Us isn't living up to its promise?
Independent
researchers with the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor conducted two rigorous
rounds of testing on over 60 random toys using the same devices as the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
