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Take Action: Write to Manufacturers!

To go directly to the new results, please click here.  If you are concerned about toxic chemicals in children's products, take action!  Use this letter to request information directly from manufacturers.


For specific product inquiries, click here to print and mail the model letter (download Word document).  And please take an extra moment to let us know how maufacturers responded by emailing healthytoys@ecocenter.org. For a list of manufacturer contact information (mailing address, email address, phone, and/or FAX number), please click here.

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MODEL LETTER


[Your contact information (address, e-mail, etc.)]
[Company / Retailer Name and Address]

[Date]

Dear Sir/Madam,

As I am sure your aware, your company is required under the new European law on chemicals, REACH, to disclose the presence of certain toxic chemicals in your products. I deserve the same information.  I would like you to inform me about the presence of any chemical from the “Candidate List of substances of very high concern” in the product [Insert Product Name Here] or its packaging by publicly posting the information on your website.

If any of these dangerous chemicals are present, the law specifies that you name them, and give me sufficient information to allow safe use of the product, within 45 days. I would be grateful if you would also tell me about what other harmful chemicals may be in this product, and what you are doing to offer this or similar products which don’t contain them. If you would like to do more to identify harmful chemicals, please use the REACH S.I.N. List 1.0 (www.sinlist.org) and the European Trade Unions Priority List (www.etuc.org/r/830). For more information on your obligations under REACH, please find your National Help Desk here: http://echa.europa.eu/reach/helpdesk/nationalhelp_contact_en.asp.


Sincerely,
[Your Name and Signature]