To track the status of the database before the establishment of the legislation, the legislative council of 19 kinds of chemicals used in the production of the product proved to be harmful to children, and, in collaboration with manufacturers to phase out the chemicals used for five years.
Bipartisan bill is modeled in Washington state law. The failures of the past experience, on the basis of ban harmful chemicals of everyday items, such as baby bottles and food cans, environmental protection and child rights advocates are also support a longer, market-oriented measures.
"We try to use the same Washington through the law, there are a lot of support from both parties, to make it as far as possible simple, said," rep. ALISSA Keny Guyer D - Portland, major sponsors of the bill. "We want strong economic activity, but not at the expense of the population."
By law from Washington state, Oregon will build market stress, "she added.
Senator Elizabeth steiner, hayward, D - Portland, than it was, a co-sponsors said, "when the choice of the manufacturer, as this is what happened, BPA's public demand, it is always better."
BPA bisphenol A - A - curing agent used in plastics, from baby bottles, music CDS. Research has shown that it in infants and children's brain and reproductive system development pose a threat. Although Canada and some countries and the Norma county banned its use in a variety of products, Oregon's not only the most recent was in 2011. Opponents said the ban will maker's problem, especially canned food, are lined with plastic sheets.
"We from the legislation, the Oregon environmental council, which would push up the ban on BPA, in 2011, the director of failure, they don't want to pick a chemical," Mr. Liohn said durbin. "They want to take a more comprehensive scientific method. It's not that we did in Washington state."
From Washington and Oregon, the list of chemicals of intersection of the listing. They have to cancer, heart disease, development and behavior disorders. The list includes well known toxins, such as mercury and cadmium batteries, as well as flame retardant, solvent, substances used in cosmetics, and discovered. The lsit also includes formaldehyde, it is used to make clothes with no wrinkles, and benzene, it is found in cigarette smoke, car exhaust and synthetic rubber.
List will be published online by the Oregon health supervision. Total sales of more than $5 million in companies must report the existence of chemicals in their products, and how many sales people in Oregon. Five years later, they will withdraw from the chemicals used, or apply for exemption, because they have no good substitutes, or there is evidence to prove that it is not toxic.
Sponsors are waiting for Wednesday's hearing in Salem, chemical industry, look at the original opposed, because it has in the past to banned chemicals.
Chemical industry council in the United States, this is not the past tried to ban toxic chemicals, did not respond to requests for comment by email and phone.
"Think about it," said Keny - Guyer. "Against? What is the big company, we just require you to eliminate chemicals. You don't want to do the chemical has been shown to be harmful to children?"



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