Sign the Petition for PVC-Free Shower Curtains!

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.

I'm concerned about the results of the new study, Volatile Vinyl - the New Shower Curtain's Chemical Smell, which found the new shower curtain smell may be toxic to my health. I'm shocked to find out that polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic shower curtains can release over 100 chemicals into the air, some of which are linked to serious adverse health impacts. In light of this new study, I call on you to develop a concrete plan to phase out PVC shower curtains, switch to safer PVC-free shower curtains, and label PVC-free shower curtains as such. In the interim, warning labels should be placed on PVC shower curtains to alert customers to the fact that over 100 chemicals can be released during use in the home. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter.

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To learn more about the "new shower curtain's" toxic smell, visit http://www.chej.org/showercurtainreport

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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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