What exactly does PVC do to children?
Polyvinyl chloride has a fun nickname beyond its PVC acronym: It's called the "Poison Plastic". Chemicals released by the PVC lifecycle have been linked to reproductive problems, increased allergies, and obesity.[4] And exposure from toys is super easy: Toys are constantly handled, bitten, sometimes even slept with. Toxic chemicals, like organotins, in the PVC toys can leach out as a result.
These exposures to toxic PVC additives are especially of concern for children because their rapid growth and development makes them more vulnerable than adults to exposure to toxins.
Don't forget to 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=8
Please take a moment now to forward this email and action link along to friends and family now so they too can take the toxics out of toys!
Together, we are a powerful voice for families.
-- Claire, Sarah, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org team
P.S. A giant thank you to Center for Health, Environment & Justice and the T eamsters Office of Consumer Affairs for their work on this issue and for the fantastic report: "Toxic Toys "R" Us -- PVC Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Packaging"
P.P.S
HealthyStuff.org has compiled a database to help you select safer toys
this holiday season. The best part? You can put this handy resource in
your pocket. Click here to download the HealthyStuff.org application for iPhones and Blackberries, or use their text messaging service.
[1] "Toys"R"Us, inc. Announces further enhancements to its stringent product safety requirements," Toys "R" Us Inc., February, 2008
[2] "Toxic Toys "R" Us
PVC Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Packaging a A Report to the National Commission of Inquiry into Toxic Toys," Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ), Teamsters Office of Consumer Affairs, November 2010
[3] "Social Media Campaigns That Moms Love," Chief Marketer, April 2010
[4] Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
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