Oregon Passes Historic Toxics Protections

For Immediate Release: Oregon Passes Historic Toxics Protections Oregon Legislature Acts to Phase Out Known Hazardous Chemicals from Children’s Products Salem, OR – July 3, 2015: Today, the Oregon House cast a decisive and bipartisan vote in favor of the Toxic Free Kids Act (SB 478), a bill that requires manufacturers to disclose and phase out hazardous chemicals in consumer products targeted at children. “This law isn’t about regulating products that haven’t been made,” said Oregon State Senator Chris Edwards in an impassioned floor speech. “This law is about protecting children that haven’t been born.” A growing body ...