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1. For
more
information
contact:
Fawn
Pattison,
Toxic
Free
NC
fawn@toxicfreenc.org
Toxic
Free
NC
is
a
non-­‐profit
organization
dedicated
to
protecting
children’s
health,
a
clean
environment,
and
a
vibrant
economy.
www.ToxicFreeNC.org
Chemicals
and
our
health
80,000+
chemicals
are
on
the
market
with
virtually
no
safety
testing.
The
federal
government
has
utterly
failed
on
toxics.
Why
North
Carolina
needs
to
take
action
now
What’s
the
Problem?
Harmful
chemicals
continue
to
be
found
in
everyday
products,
even
though
safer
alternatives
are
available.
Toxic
chemicals
known
to
be
used
in
everyday
products
include:
• BPA
food
packaging
such
as
baby
food
jar
lids
and
can
linings.
• Phthalates
in
toys,
scented
lotions,
shampoos
and
other
personal
care
products.
• Flame
retardants
in
nursery
furniture,
nursing
pillows
and
carseats.
There
is
no
comprehensive
system
in
place
to
assure
that
highly
hazardous
chemicals
are
not
being
used
in
the
products
we
use
every
day.
That
means
many
toxic
chemicals
are
ending
up
in
a
place
they
shouldn’t:
our
bodies.
Several
other
states
are
taking
action
where
the
federal
government
has
failed.
North
Carolina
can
gain
access
to
key
data
on
toxics
in
everyday
products
–
as
well
as
alternatives
–
by
joining
the
Interstate
Chemicals
Clearinghouse.
Children
are
most
at
risk.
Their
bodies
are
developing
at
an
amazing
rate.
Pound
for
pound,
they
drink
more
water,
breathe
more
air,
and
ingest
more
food
than
adults
do.
That
means
they’re
also
exposed
to
much
higher
concentrations
of
the
chemical
pollution
all
around
us.1
Cancer
is
on
a
slow
and
steady
increase
in
American
children,
rising
22%
between
1975
and
2004.2
Autism
now
affects
1
in
88
American
children,
and
1
in
54
boys.3
Exposure
to
toxic
chemicals
is
an
important
factor
in
these
devastating
diseases.

2. Citations
for
this
fact
sheet
on
page
4
What
Kinds
of
Chemicals?
Phthalates
are
used
as
softeners
in
PVC
plastic,
and
as
fragrance-­‐binders
in
cosmetics
like
baby
shampoo.
Exposure
is
linked
to:7
Reproductive
Health
Problems
Respiratory
problems
Cancer
TRIS
flame
retardants
are
used
in
textiles
including
furniture,
and
foam
products
like
nursing
pillows
and
the
padding
in
carseats.
Extensive
testing
has
shown
them
to
be
ineffective
in
stopping
house
fires.
Exposure
to
TRIS
flame
retardants
has
been
linked
to:
Cancer
5
Harm
to
the
Developing
Brain
6
Bisphenol
A
(BPA)
is
a
hormone-­‐disrupting
chemical
found
in
polycarbonate
plastic.
BPA
is
widely
used
in
food
packaging,
including
baby
food
and
formula.
Exposure
to
BPA
is
associated
with
increased
risk
for
many
health
problems,4
including:
Infertility
Heart
disease
Obesity
Cancer

3.
Talking
points
for
your
call:
• I
live
in
your
legislative
district.
• I
am
concerned
that
the
legislature
did
not
act
on
the
NC
Toxic
Free
Kids
Act
of
2013.
• The
toxic
chemicals
in
everyday
products,
like
flame
retardants
and
BPA,
are
linked
to
health
problems
including
cancer,
hormone-­‐disruption
and
harm
to
the
developing
brain.
• If
you
have
a
personal
story
or
concern
to
share,
please
mention
it!
• Chemicals
should
be
proven
safe
before
ending
up
in
our
homes
and
children’s
products.
• Please
let
us
know
your
plans
for
advancing
toxics
reform
in
the
2014
NC
legislative
session,
and
how
we
can
support
your
efforts.
For
sponsors/cosponsors
only:
• Thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
critical
issue.
-­‐
Your
name
and
city
of
residence
What
you
can
do:
Call
your
legislators!
Personal
calls
make
a
huge
difference.
NC
Legislature:
919-­‐733-­‐4111
Don’t
know
your
state
House
&
Senate
members?
Look
them
up
at
www.NCleg.net

4. Citations
for
this
fact
sheet
on
page
4
References
for
the
Chemicals
&
our
Health
Fact
Sheet:
1
Ruth
Etzel
and
Sophie
J
Balk,
eds.
2012.
Pediatric
Environmental
Health.
3rd
Edition.
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics.
2
National
Cancer
Institute,
2008.
Fact
Sheet
on
Childhood
Cancers.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-­‐Types/childhood
3
Jon
Baio,
2012.
“Prevalence
of
Autism
Spectrum
Disorders
—
Autism
and
Developmental
Disabilities
Monitoring
Network,
14
Sites,
United
States,
2008.”
Morbidity
and
Mortality
Weekly
Report
(MMWR).
March
30,
2012
/
61(SS03);1-­‐19
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6103a1.htm?s_cid=ss6103a1_w
4
vom
Saal
et
al.
2007.
“Chapel
Hill
bisphenol
A
expert
panel
consensus
statement:
Integration
of
mechanisms,
effects
in
animals
and
potential
to
impact
human
health
at
current
levels
of
exposure.”
Reprod
Toxicol.
2007
Aug–Sep;
24(2):
131–138.
5
California
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
2011.
Chemicals
Known
to
the
State
to
Cause
Cancer
or
Reproductive
Toxicity.
OEHHA.
[Accessed
Oct
1,
2011].
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/files/P65single072911.pdf
6
Divshaw
LV,
Powers
CM,
Ryde
IT,
Roberts
SC,
Seidler
FJ,
Slotkin
TA,
Stapleton
HM.
2011.
“Is
the
PentaBDE
Replacement,
tris
(1,3-­‐dichloro-­‐2-­‐propyl)
phosphate
(TDCPP),
a
developmental
neurotoxicant?
Studies
in
PC12
cells.”
Toxicology
and
Applied
Pharmacology.
7
Hauser
and
Calafat.
2005.
“Phthalates
and
Human
Health.”
Occup
Environ
Med
2005;62:806-­‐818