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    EDF Applauds New Walmart Policy That Promises Safer Products for Consumers

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    Here is EDF’s release on Walmart’s announcement today:

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    EDF Applauds New Walmart Policy That Promises Safer Products for Consumers

    New chemicals policy today promises to bring safer, healthier products
    to the 80 percent of Americans that shop at Walmart

    September 12, 2013

    CONTACT: Katie Ware, kware@edf.org, (212) 616-1283

    BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Walmart announced a new chemicals policy today that promises to bring safer, healthier products to the 80 percent of Americans that shop there. The policy was unveiled during Walmart’s Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting and focuses on chemical ingredients in consumables –household cleaners, personal care products and cosmetics.

    Walmart is calling for expanded ingredient disclosure, targeting about ten key chemicals of concern for substitution with better ingredients and looking to take its private brand products through a rigorous screening process.

    “Today’s announcement is yet another indication that consumers, advocates and business are working together to fill the void left by Washington’s inaction on chemical safety,” said Sarah Vogel, Director of EDF’s Environmental Health program.

    EDF worked closely with Walmart to prioritize the removal of toxic chemicals in household, personal care and beauty products. Walmart’s new chemicals policy targets about ten hazardous chemicals in consumer products for replacement with safer ingredients and significantly expands ingredient disclosure to the public.

    “Some companies stop at issuing a restricted substances list,” said Vogel. “No other company is requiring the all-important, but often forgotten, second step to truly transformational phase-outs: putting a system in place that avoids regrettable chemical substitutions. EDF commends this aggressive new policy.”

     

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