ÿþ<img src='smalllogo.gif' alt='Logo' /><br/><h1>Right to Know Labelling Campaign</h1><p><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://www.toxicfreecanada.ca/">Toxic Free Canada</a> was in the news this week with the launch of our national right to know labelling campaign.&nbsp; Our popular CancerSmart 3.0 Consumer Guide&rsquo;s French version, entitled <i>Diminuez les risques de cancer : guide du consommateur averti,</i> was released in Montreal on April 15<sup>th</sup> to overwhelming media attention.&nbsp; You can order the guide from our Quebec partners Option Consommateurs at </font><a href="http://www.option-consommateurs.org/analystes/qualite_securite_produits/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="3"><u>http://www.option-consommateurs<wbr></wbr>.org/analystes/qualite_securite<wbr></wbr>_produits/</u></font></a>&nbsp;<br/> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="3">This truly national campaign is supported by all the great publications and educational materials produced by LEAS since we formed in 1998.&nbsp; Our new voice, Toxic Free Canada, will provide on-going resources to help you protect yourself, your family and the environment from unwanted exposure to toxins.&nbsp; As one of the lead non-profit stakeholders to the Government of Canada&rsquo;s Chemicals Management Plan, we have been standing up for your rights and asking for hazard ingredient labelling on consumer products.</font>&nbsp;<br/> </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="3">Here is some of the recent media coverage on this important issue</font>:</p> <p><br/> </p> <hr/> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong>British Columbia-based organization links baby lotions and shampoos to cancer and reproductive abnormalities</strong><br/> </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><em>Edited by David Stein</em></font></p> <p><em><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Cite Libre Saturday April 19, 2008</font></em></p> <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">A recent study that found elevated phthalate levels in infants after the use of baby lotions and shampoos highlights the need for ingredient labelling that identifies phthalates when they're in a product, the British Columbia-based Labour Environmental Alliance Society (LEAS) says. LEAS is the publisher of the <a href="http://leas.ca/CancerSmart-3-The-Consumer-Guide.htm">CancerSmart Consumer Guide</a>.</font></div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><img style="PADDING-RIGHT: 12px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px" height="215" alt="Your browser may not support display of this image." src="http://leas.ca/UserFiles/Image/baby-lotion.png" width="90" align="left"/>&quot;Phthalates were not included when Health Canada's labelling regulations for personal care products became effective in November, 2006. They're not included in U.S. labelling, either,&quot; said LEAS Research Coordinator Sean Griffin. &quot;But since then Europe has gone on to ban certain phthalates from products intended for children and has banned two phthalates from use in cosmetics. &quot;At the very least, Canada should require that phthalates be identified when they're in a product, so that parents can make an informed choice in deciding whether or not to buy a product,&quot; he said. </font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Griffin added that Canada should follow the lead of the EU and San Francisco, which have regulated the use of phthalates in products intended for children. Some phthalates, including dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di 2-ethyl hexyl phthalates (DEHP), have been linked to reproductive abnormalities in baby boys. </font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">LEAS executive director Mae Burrows, who attended a Health Canada consultation on product labelling, said the issue demonstrates the importance of hazard labelling. &quot;People should have the right to know what the ingredients are and whether an ingredient has potential for harm,&quot; she said. </font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The latest study, published in the February issue of Pediatrics, tested babies urine for the presence of nine different phthalates. They found levels of three specific phthalates that were associated with use of baby lotions and shampoos. </font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Since phthalates are used to stabilize fragrances, parents should avoid fragranced products wherever possible as one way of reducing exposure, Griffin said. &quot;But without labelling, it's hard to know.&quot; </font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">He also noted some manufacturers, including Burt's Bees and Avalon Organics -- both of which make baby products -- have committed to make products that are phthalate-free. </font>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br/> </p> <hr/> <p><a name="0.1_graphic06"></a><font face="Arial" color="#003399" size="2"><b><img height="68" alt="Your browser may not support display of this image." src="/UserFiles/Image/canadian-business.png" width="190"/></b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#003399" size="2"><b>Advisory - Cancer &amp; toxic chemicals: launch of a CancerSmart Guide</b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Apr 18, 2008 - 06:05 EST </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">OTTAWA, April 18 /CNW Telbec/ - If you or your child were being exposed to cancer causing toxic chemicals wouldn't you want to know? Find out where your toxic exposures are and learn how our right to know labelling campaign and publications help to create a toxic free Canada. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The Labour Environmental Alliance Society (LEAS) will launch its new name - Toxic Free Canada - and its newest CancerSmart Guide at an event in Ottawa April 19. It will be one of three launch events across the country. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The newest Guide - entitled Diminuez les risques de cancer : guide du consommateur averti - came off the press April 14. The 52-page publication is a French translation of CancerSmart 3.0, the third edition of the CancerSmart Consumer Guide, which has sold 35,000 copies across the country since it was first published in 2004. The French Guide includes a new chapter on Quebec's pioneering Pesticide Code. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Guide author Sean Griffin will headline the Ottawa launch event, speaking on consumers' right to know and the CancerSmart Guide's role in reducing the use of toxic chemicals. Event details: Saturday, April 19, 2-3:30 p.m. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Canadian Union of Public Employees 1375 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa The launch will be hosted by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, at its Stan Little building, which was built to the highest green standard. CUPE has worked in partnership with LEAS on numerous projects over the past 10 years, including toxics elimination projects in several B.C. schools, and contributed to the Guide's publication. &quot;Our members and many, many Canadians, especially those in schools, have benefited from the work that LEAS has done in the workplace and with consumers, so we welcome the opportunity to be part of this event,&quot; said Anthony Pizzino, health and safety director for CUPE. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Ottawa's Arbour Environmental Shoppe will be hosting sales at the launch of both English and French editions of the Guide.&nbsp;&nbsp; For further information: Claudia Ferris, <span onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',true,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class="skype_tb_injection" onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,'0',true,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id="softomate_highlight_0" onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',true,'');" title="Call this phone number in Canada with Skype: +16043288646" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','0',null,0);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'0',true,'');" durex="0" context="(604)328-8646" iamrtl="0"><span class="skype_tb_nop">&nbsp;</span><span onmouseup="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',1,1);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class="skype_tb_imgA_flex" onmousedown="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',2,1);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id="skype_tb_droppart_0" onmouseover="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',1,1);" title="Skype actions" onclick="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'0','sms=0',true);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:doSkypeFlag(this,'0',0,1);">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="skype_tb_nop">&nbsp;</span><span class="skype_tb_imgFlag" id="skype_tb_img_f0" style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\Users\dave\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache\e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506\static\famfamfam/CA.gif)">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span class="skype_tb_nop">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="skype_tb_imgS" id="skype_tb_img_s0">&nbsp;</span><span class="skype_tb_injectionIn" id="skype_tb_text0"><span class="skype_tb_innerText" id="skype_tb_innerText0">(604)328-8646</span></span><span class="skype_tb_imgR" id="skype_tb_img_r0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="skype_tb_nop">&nbsp;</span></span></span>, communications(at)<a href="../" target="_blank">leas.ca</a>; 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jour le mercredi 16 avril 2008 &agrave; 13 h 36</font></p> <p><a><font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"><u>Envoyer &agrave; un ami</u></font></a>&nbsp;<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><a><font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"><u>Imprimer</u></font></a></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Cancer</font></p> <h1><font face="Times New Roman" size="6"><b>Attention aux produits domestiques</b></font></h1> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Plus d'info</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Audio et Vid&eacute;o</font></p> <a name="0.1_table02"></a> <div align="left"> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100%"><a name="0.1_graphic08"></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><img height="135" alt="Your browser may not support display of this image." src="/UserFiles/Image/cancersmart3-cover-fr.png" width="180"/></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> &nbsp;<br/> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">La maison est remplie, &agrave; notre insu, de substances chimiques dangereuses pour la sant&eacute;.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Ces substances toxiques entrent dans la composition de certains produits de consommation courante.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">C'est le cas notamment des pesticides d'int&eacute;rieur, des biberons en plastique, des shampoings, des ordinateurs portables, du d&eacute;tersif &agrave; lessive, des po&ecirc;lons en t&eacute;flon et des bouteilles d'eau en plastique.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Les substances qu'ils contiennent peuvent causer le cancer.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Un guide pour d&eacute;busquer les agents canc&eacute;rig&egrave;nes</b></font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Option consommateurs publie, conjointement avec la Labour Environmental Alliance Society, un guide qui propose aux consommateurs des solutions de rechange plus s&eacute;curitaires. Ce guide est intitul&eacute; <i>Diminuez les risques de cancer: Guide du consommateur averti</i>. Il a pour but d'aider les citoyens &agrave; reconna&icirc;tre les ingr&eacute;dients toxiques dans une multitude de produits domestiques.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Le guide fournit:</font></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">des renseignements sur les ingr&eacute;dients toxiques contenus dans les produits de nettoyage domestiques et de soins personnels</font> </li> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">des mises au point sur les plastiques et le t&eacute;flon</font> </li> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">des explications sur le plomb</font> </li> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">des pr&eacute;cisions sur les bouteilles &agrave; eau</font> </li> <li><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">une section sp&eacute;ciale sur le cancer du sein</font> </li> </ul> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><b>Des chiffres qui donnent le frisson</b></font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Dans les ann&eacute;es&nbsp;70, une personne sur cinq courait le risque de d&eacute;velopper un cancer pendant sa vie. Aujourd'hui, un homme sur 2,3 et une femme sur 2,6 courent le m&ecirc;me risque. C'est deux fois plus.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Le guide de 51 pages propos&eacute; par Option consommateur a &eacute;t&eacute; vendu &agrave; plus de 30&nbsp;000 exemplaires au Canada anglais.</font></p> <a name="0.1_table03"></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Option consommateurs et la Labour Environmental Alliance Society</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 1983, Option consommateurs est une association sans but lucratif vou&eacute;e &agrave; la d&eacute;fense et &agrave; la promotion des droits des consommateurs. L'organisme s'est engag&eacute; dans une vingtaine de recours collectifs et s'int&eacute;resse aux questions reli&eacute;es &agrave; l'&eacute;nergie, &agrave; l'agroalimentaire, aux services financiers et aux pratiques commerciales.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;<br/> Fond&eacute;e en 1998, la Labour Environmental Alliance Society regroupe des travailleurs et des environnementalistes autour de projets visant &agrave; &eacute;liminer les substances toxiques de l'environnement.</font></p><br/><br/><small>http://leas.ca/Right-to-Know-Labelling-Campaign.htm <br/>Updated: April 21, 2008</small>