California Action Alerts

 

AAUW Supports SB 929
Ban Cadmium from Children’s Jewelry!
 
It is an honor for AAUW that Senator Fran Pavley has asked us to be co-sponsors of this bill.  Now we have to “pull out all the stops” in working to get this bill passed. Sending letters or emails to California Senators on the Environmental Health and Quality Committee is a first step, by Friday April 16:
             SenatorJoe Simitian (D) Chair, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Counties
             Sen.George Runner (R) Vice Chair, Antelope Valley           
             Sen. Roy Ashburn (R), Bakersfield
             Sen. Ellen Corbett (D) San Leandro
             Sen. Loni Hancock (D) Oakland, Berkeley
             Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D) Long Beach
             Sen. Fran Pavley (D) Santa Monica (send copies of all letters to her)
 
Information to Consider in Writing:
               
  • This bill seeks to protect toddlers and young children from Cadmium, a toxic metal found increasingly in children’s jewelry.  These are our children and grandchildren!
  • Since lead was banned as toxic, Cadmium has increasingly been replacing lead in jewelry, particularly in products coming from China.
  • According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, cadmium does not have to be ingested by children for them to be exposed to the metal.  Biting or sucking on the jewelry item can result in a high level of exposure to the element.
  • Cadmium is No. 7 on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s priority list of 275 most hazardous substances in the environment.
  • Cadmium is associated with potential developmental deficiencies, including delayed sensory-motor development, hormonal effects and altered behavior. It is a known carcinogen.  Childhood exposure can result in adverse health effects later in adulthood because the metal accumulates in the body.
  • Cadmium should be banned from children’s jewelry.
 
Address your letters as follows:
                          The Honorable________
                          California State Senate
                          State Capitol
                          10th & L Streets, Sacramento, CA 95814
 
                           Dear Senator ________,
                           Re: SUPPORT SB 929 (Pavley) Ban on Cadmium in Children’s Jewelry
 
        Emails can be sent to senator.(last name)@sen.ca.gov and copied to senator.pavley@sen.ca.gov
 
Thanks for your help!
 
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Updated: 04/15/2010