Support the Safe Baby Products Act - The Breast Cancer Fund

Get Toxic Contaminants Out of Baby’s Bath

Even if it's marked "pure and gentle," baby shampoo might contain contaminants linked to cancer. That's what the Breast Cancer Fund's Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found nearly a year ago, when product tests revealed formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane – neither of which were listed on ingredient labels – in children's shampoos, bubble baths and other cosmetics.

Yet because U.S. cosmetics are almost completely unregulated and FDA lacks even the basic authority to issue recalls on dangerous products, our government has taken no action.

What Now?
One U.S. Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, jumped in to fill the gap by introducing the Safe Baby Products Act,which would require FDA to test kids' products for contaminants and work to prevent contamination in the first place. While we continue to work on a comprehensive solution to cosmetics safety, the Safe Baby Products Act addresses the need to protect kids first.

Use the form below to ask your Senators to support the Safe Baby Products Act. Feel free to add your own thoughts to the letter before sending.

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Dear (recipient name),

As someone who has been touched by breast cancer, I am dismayed that cancer-causing chemicals have been found to contaminate our children's personal care products. All too often, these products are marketed as being safe and gentle, but those labels mask the fact that our most vulnerable are being exposed to toxic chemicals every time they bathe or wash their hands.

Fortunately, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced legislation that would help ensure that baby products aren't contaminated. The Safe Baby Products Act (S.925) would require FDA to test children's products for contaminants as well as require FDA to regulate these contaminants through the use of best management practices.

Our children are among the most vulnerable to toxic exposure. Infants and toddlers aren't just little adults. Their bodies are changing and growing every day and research has shown that even very low doses of a toxic chemical at critical periods of development can have devastating impacts that may not manifest themselves for years to come. If we are truly going to prevent diseases like breast cancer, we must eliminate early-life exposures to carcinogens and other harmful chemicals.

The Safe Baby Products Act is a common-sense measure that will go a long way toward protecting our children from dangerous exposures. I urge you to support this critical legislation.

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