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News about Toxic Free Canada
New Breast Cancer Prevention Guide Available for Download!
Why is breast cancer still so prevalent today? Why are there so many cases that can’t be explained by the usual risk factors? Toxic Free Canada’s new publication Environmental Exposure: the CancerSmart guide to breast cancer prevention looks at environmental factors implicated in breast cancer, from diet and hormone therapy use, to chemicals in everyday consumer products and cosmetics, and occupational exposure to carcinogens in the workplace. Produced by the publishers of the original CancerSmart Consumer Guide, it offers new insight from the latest research studies along with practical advice on reducing environmental exposure.New Breast Cancer Prevention Guide Available for Download! - full storyEnd Asbestos Use and Export
Toxic Free Canada calls for an end to asbestos use and export Read the media release, original Canadian research and asbestos fact sheet. Experts from the Toxic Free Canada board outline the need for a national asbestos disease registry, surveillance program and the end of asbestos use and export.Keith Brophy (pdf)
Keith Brophy April 07 (pdf)
Mesothelioma Fact Sheet (pdf)
End Asbestos Use and Export - full story
Community Right to Know Report
Leaders from the remote Seton Lake Indian Reserve, near Lilooet, B.C., approached Toxic Free Canada with the question of whether their high rates of cancer, breathing problems and miscarriages could be linked to toxins in their environment.
Study shows BPA in canned soft drinks
A Health Canada study showing BPA in canned pop and energy drink demonstrates that consumer exposure to BPA is coming from a wide range of products and steps should be taken to reduce it.Study shows BPA in canned soft drinks - full storyImagine BC dialogue publishes a big idea about how to create a Toxic Free Canada
Imagine BC, hosted by Simon Fraser University, is a five-year series of dialogues designed to generate provocative and constructive visions to bring about real social change, one conversation at a time. Toxic Free Canada's executive director Mae Burrows writes about using Community Right to Know to help people prevent exposure to toxic chemicals linked to cancer and chronic illness.Imagine BC dialogue publishes a big idea about how to create a Toxic Free Canada - full storyToxic Free Canada launches its new Getting Off the Bottle campaign
Supported by Vancity's EnviroFund, the campaign is designed to reduce negative impacts of single-use PET plastic water bottles on our water, air and on climate change. Toxic Free Canada will work with community groups to increase health and environmental awareness and encourage consumers to choose to drink tap water from safe re-usable containers more often than they purchase water bottled in PET plastic.
To bring our campaign to your school group or community meeting, please contact:
Julianne Doctor, Outreach Coordinator 604-669-1921or
Claudia Ferris, Communications Coordinator 604-328-8646
or Contact us via email
Top newsmakers of 2008
Toxic Free Canada directors Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith have been recognized as top newsmakers of 2008 by the Sarnia Observer. Jim and Margaret brought national and international attention to critical environment and social justice issues.Full Sarnia Observer Article
Groups call for more protection on BPA
Toxic Free Canada is one of more than 20 environmental and health groups
across the country that has called on the federal government to take
additional measures to protect Canadians' health and the environment from
the toxic effects of bisphenol-A.
Toxic Free Canada's submission to Health and Environment Canada on the
BPA management plan
Health and Environmental groups consolidated submission on BPA
BPA New release Dec 15 2008
BPA Backgrounder Dec 2008
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