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In 2015 the Oregon legislature passed the Toxic Free Kids Act. The law requires manufacturers who make children’s products to report when their products contain toxic chemicals that are scientifically linked to health impacts in kids.
Three years later, we finally have a glimpse into the range of toxic chemicals in kid’s products. Manufacturers were required to report to the Oregon Health Authority for the first time by January 1, 2018.
More than 4,000 reports to the Oregon Health Authority show that toys, clothes, crafts, bedding, baby gear sold in Oregon in 2017 contain more than 50 different chemical ingredients that are scientifically linked to health impacts in kids. It’s not currently possible to search the data for chemicals of concern in a specific product. However, Oregon Health Authority and other state agencies are working with the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse to make that kind of search possible in the future. Now that manufacturers have started reporting, the next step under the Toxic Free Kids Act is to begin replacing those chemicals with proven safer alternatives.
The table published by the Oregon Environmental Council provides an overview of all chemicals of concern reported to the Oregon Health Authority as occurring in children’s products as of September, 2018. These reports from manufacturers comply with the Toxic Free Kids Act.
Substances quoted in the table are listed below in the footnote. Click on them to access their world regulatory maps and to remain updated on their regulatory status.
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