Are there toxic ties to your shower curtain? The familiar new shower curtain smell may be toxic to your health, according to a new study by CHEJ.
New laboratory testing found PVC shower curtains can release over 100 chemicals into the air, some of which can damage the respiratory and reproductive systems, and even cause cancer. The good news is safer PVC-free curtains are widely available.
Join us in demanding safer PVC-free products for our homes, families, and communities.
Sign the petition below, and then forward it to your friends and family. After we gather enough signatures, we'll deliver the petition to major retailers like Wal-Mart.
0-25 of 1983 signatures
Number
Date
Name
Location
How do you feel about toxic chemicals in the "new shower curtain smell"?
Sign me up for important PVC action alerts
1983
January 31, 2010
Evelyn Simpson
Columbus, OH, US
Nothing in the world should smell like that. It's so unnatural, it makes my skin crawl. Down with PVC!
1982
January 25, 2010
Tara Ripperda
Grand Rapids, MI, US
I am pregnant and it makes me very upset. I threw my old shower curtain away and went to Target and purchased a new shower curtain that said claimed to be 100% polyester. However, when I opened the package I could smell vinyl. Come to find out the trim of the curtain was still made out of vinyl talk about false advertising.
1981
January 10, 2010
Sarah Bigney
Portland, ME, US
1980
January 06, 2010
voshte gustafson
Lake Forest Park, WA, US
1979
December 28, 2009
Helmut Kayan
San Francisco, CA, US
1978
December 15, 2009
chelsea green
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA, US
1977
December 15, 2009
Heather Cameron
auburn, ,
1976
December 13, 2009
Olga Ivanova
Brooklyn, NY, US
I am pretty sure that this is bad for the health.
1975
December 02, 2009
Nikesha Sartor
Phoenix, AZ, US
1974
November 18, 2009
vanessa pellegrino
thousand oaks, CA,
1973
November 17, 2009
Megan Schroeder
Brownstown, MI, US
1972
October 21, 2009
Nanci Blom
Fair Oaks, CA,
1971
October 12, 2009
Pamela Freybler
Bristow, VA, US
It's disturbing to find out that we are exposing the public to these toxins, and particularly our children. Action must be taken!
1970
October 08, 2009
Judy Bright
Cambridge, MA, US
Get rid of the toxic chemicals in shower curtains! (and as many other products as you can!).
1969
October 03, 2009
Margaret Platt
Baton Rouge, LA, US
1968
September 27, 2009
Jim Bush
Waxahachie, ,
1967
September 26, 2009
Lois Byboth
San Marcos, TX, US
1966
September 21, 2009
jessica hunt
oak park, MI, US
These harmful chemicals should not be aloowed to be used in anything!!! where is our goverment??
1965
September 15, 2009
Ashley Howard
Brooklyn, NY, US
1964
September 15, 2009
Meg Howard
Roslindale, MA, US
1963
September 05, 2009
Rhea Sahagun
Alaminos, Laguna, PH
1962
September 05, 2009
Rhea Sahagun
Alaminos, Laguna, PH
1961
September 05, 2009
Florian Schofer
Tracys Landing, MD, US
Why do we poison ourselves? Are we nuts?
1960
August 24, 2009
Sheryl James
Annotto Bay PO, JM
1959
August 22, 2009
Michele Harrison
Clinton , MD, US
It should never be in anything that people use or eat, from laundry detergent to air freshers.
US is quietly killing us with all the chemicals, preserve, get back to natural, organic.
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