Press Release Index Access Board | Breath of Fresh Air/MCS Proclamations FDA Petition and Fragrances | Hawaii | Healthy Schools Network Pesticides | SaferBuilding.com Setting New Standard ..., | Working Fragrance-Free Access Board - US http://www.access-board.gov/ Board Adopts Policy to Promote Fragrance-Free Environments http://www.access-board.gov/news/fragrance.htm Meetings (info below members names) http://www.access-board.gov/about/boardmembers.htm Access Board's Sept. 6-7, 2000 San Francisco WorkShop By Susan Molloy http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/absmol1.htm Access Board actions: Press Release by Mary Lamielle, NCEHS Access Board Commits One-quarter of Research Budget to IEQ and Environmental Disabilities; Technical Guidance Bulletin on MCS in the Works http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/abncehs3.htm Other MCS Issues Considered by the Access Board By Mary Lamielle, NCEHS http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/abncehs2.htm Access Board Adopts Fragrance Free Policy; Strong Recommendations for Future Action on MCS for FY 2001 By Mary Lamielle, Executive Director National Center for Environmental Health Strategies, Inc. http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/abncehs1.htm Access Board actions: Press Release by Toni Temple, ONCI See letters written/comments given to Access Board Y2K http://ehnca.org/www/actnletr/acletin.htm Breath of Fresh Air Day and MCS Proclamations May 12, 2000 is the First Annual Breath of Fresh Air Day (use sense not scents!) http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/breath1.htm FDA Petition and Fragrances American PIE's EcoAlert about fragrances: http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/lampie.htm EHN's press releases about the FDA Petition (in reverse chron order) Perfume: Cupid's Arrow or Poison Dart?, CPC & EHN; Feb. 7, 2000 mirrored by CPC Look under categories, Press Releases and then Personal Care and Cosmetics Products. -- barb http://www.preventcancer.com/ Perfume: Cupid's Arrow or Poison Dart?, CPC & EHN; Feb. 7, 2000 mirrored by EHN http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/fragfda3.htm Some say a popular perfume is a health danger!! "... Dr. Jacob Offenberger is an Allergist; "No manufacturer would like to sell any product that has real toxins in it or real irritants in it because it won't sell." Dr. Jacob Offenberger is spokesperson for the Asthma Foundation of America. He says some people are just sensitive to perfume chemicals....and they are blowing this issue out of proportion. ..." http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?s=58076 This was originally a TV-news story out of Los Angeles around Valentine's Day 2000 in response to Dr. Epstein and EHN's joint press release, Perfume: Cupid's Arrow or Poison Dart? Don't you just love Dr. Offenberger's take on perfume poisoning? He conveniently ignores the adverse effects upon people with asthma and other lung diseases, the possible effects of commonly used phthalates -- they make the scent last -- on developing male fetuses, adult sperm, and commonly used musks, which store in adipose tissue, including breasts, to flow downstream from there into the nursing infant. There is far too much that is not known about the industry's chemicals except that they have not been adequately tested for their neurotoxic effects, nor for effects folloiwn long-term use or exposure to those used by others. Nor have they been tested for inhalation, yet fragrance chemical concoctions are highly volatile and formulated to be inhaled by untold numbers of people at great distances. At some point, it is going to be important to start examining what these superfluous toxins are doing to us, to our future generations, and to the wildlife with whom we share this planet. In my opinion, THAT is more important than growing out a multibillion dollar industry.-- barb FDA Petition to declare "misbranded" all fragrances released to market without adequate testing; accepted by FDA, May 11, 1999 http://ehnca.org/www/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm Hundreds of Consumers Ask FDA to Put Warning Labels on ETERNITY Perfume; Aug. 18, 1999 http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/fragfda2.htm Warning All Moms: Toxice Chemicals Found in Designer Fragrance; May 6, 1999 http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/fragmisb.htm Hawaii Hawaiians and Sierra Club Sue to Reverse Keck Outrigger Decision http://www.ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/Hawaii2.htm Musical Benefit -- Nov. 9, 2003 http://www.ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/Hawaii1.htm Healthy Schools Network, Inc Press releases http://www.healthyschools.org/news.html Pesticides Coalition for a Healthy Oakland School Environment (CHOSE) Applauds District Decision to End the Use of Toxic Pesticides in Oakland Schools http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/IPMOaksc.htm Children Exposed and Harmed by Pesticide Use In Schools National Report Documents Pesticide Poisoning Incidents http://www.pesticide.org/UnthinkableRiskRelCA.html Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/ncapsch1.htm SaferBuilding.com Setting New Standard For Home Building/Remodeling Nationwide http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/saferbld.htm Working Fragrance-Free This project has taken a hiatus along with Amy Marsh. EHN Gives High Tech Entrepreneur Workplace Environmental Health Award; May 4, 1999 http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/99ffwkpl.htm Letter of Award; May 17, 1999 http://ehnca.org/www/PressReleases/99ffwklt.htm