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Rebecca Shaw Rebecca Shaw, Ph.D. Associate Vice President, Ecosystems
Michael Regan Michael Regan Director of Energy Effiiciency, Climate
Scott Edwards Scott Edwards Director of Latin America & Caribbean, Oceans

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Safer chemicals

Are you a guinea pig?

Who ensures the safety of chemicals in the products you buy today?

The shocking answer is: No one!

EDF biochemist Richard Denison takes on the problem of untested chemicals in consumer products.

We help lead a coalition of health, environmental, labor, business, consumer and environmental justice groups.

We're working together to fundamentally reform U.S. chemicals policies.

EDF used its scientific expertise to expose critical flaws in America’s chemicals policy.

Beth Jordan, M.D. Medical director, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

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My mother is not Angelina Jolie

May 21, 2013

By Rachel Shaffer

Rachel Shaffer is a research assistant.

Last week, Angelina Jolie announced that she recently had a double mastectomy: surgery to remove both of her breasts. She chose to undergo such a difficult procedure because she, like her mother who had breast cancer (and died of ovarian cancer), carries the BRCA1 gene, a genetic mutation that significantly raises...

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Understanding the challenge

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Your kids' health is at risk Did you know flame retardants are not just useless but potentially dangerous?
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Info­graphic: Toxic chem­icals Toxic chemicals are in your home, they're in you and they're putting your health at risk.

Reports from the field

Solution In Progress
Reforming chemicals policy Armed with the facts, our senior scientist uses his blog as a platform to reform an outdated federal law on toxic chemicals.
Solution In Progress
Making safer products We helped Walmart develop a tool to help keep toxic chemicals out of the retail giant’s huge inventory of merchandise.

Join our non-toxic community

Our "I am Not a Guinea Pig" campaign has brought together over 5,000 Americans across the country to push for substantive reform of our toxic chemicals law.