{"id":4336,"date":"2015-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:58:34","slug":"we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT and Just Green Partnership Keep Pressure on Toxic Toys Bill"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4336","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-cecil-corbin-mark"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[171],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p><strong>For Immediate Release<\/strong><br \/>\r\nJanuary 14, 2015<\/p>\r\n<p>NEW YORK, NY&#8212;After a late December report revealed toxic chemicals were discovered in a dozen popular children\u2019s toys for sale in New York City, organizations in the JustGreen Partnership and their allies joined concerned parents across the city to speak at a hearing for Intro 803-A. A bill that could potentially ban the use of certain chemicals in children\u2019s products. Organizations testifying include the American Sustainable Business Council, Center for Environmental Health, Clean and Healthy New York, League of Conservation Voters New York, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Public Interest Group, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice.<\/p>\r\n<p>The December report, \u201cA Call for Toxic-Free Children\u2019s Products: New York City\u201d was released by Clean and Healthy New York, Center for Environmental Health and WE ACT for Environmental Justice. In it, a \u201cdirty dozen\u201d of children\u2019s clothing, apparel, toys and jewelry purchased from various stores in New York City were identified.<\/p>\r\n<p>The report found:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Arsenic in five products: sandals, two keychains, a lunchbox, a necklace<\/li>\r\n<li>Antimony in five products: two pairs of sandals, two keychains, two necklaces, a doll, a bag<\/li>\r\n<li>Cadmium in two products: a pencil case, a keychain<\/li>\r\n<li>Cobalt in six products: sandals, two necklaces, overalls, a keychain, and a charm bracelet<\/li>\r\n<li>Lead in eight products: sandals, a keychain, two necklaces, overalls, a lunchbox, a bag, and a charm bracelet<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\u201cWith no law on the books, thousands of families across the city have unknowingly purchased an item on this list. Many of our members are parents who reside in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, the job of taking care of a child is already hard enough, they shouldn\u2019t have to be mom\/dad and toxicologist. By passing Intro 803-A we are taking a well needed load off of their backs.\u201d said <strong>Cecil D. Corbin-Mark, Deputy Director at WE ACT for Environmental Justice.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a worm in the Big Apple,\u201d said <strong>Kathy Curtis, Executive Director of Clean and Healthy New York.<\/strong> \u201cToxic chemicals have no place in children\u2019s products, yet time and again, our testing has found dangerous chemicals in jewelry, clothing, apparel and toys. As the State has failed to act, local governments have stepped up to protect their residents. New York City should join Albany, Westchester, Suffolk and Rockland by passing Intro 803-A. Our kids deserve nothing less.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cAction is needed to protect the health of families in New York City,&#8221; said <strong>Marcia Bystryn, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund<\/strong>.&#8221;Toxic chemicals have no place in children&#8217;s toys, and they should not be on store shelves for sale. Parents deserve the right to know what dangers are lurking in the products they bring home. We urge the City Council to move quickly and pass this bill.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cParents deserve nothing less than the full assurance that the toys they buy their children won\u2019t do them harm. Unfortunately, this report confirms our deepest fears about toxic chemicals in toys. I stand with parents and advocates across this city who demand we make it clear that toxic chemicals do not belong in children\u2019s toys,\u201d said <strong>Council Member Mark Levine.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI support the JustGreen Partnership in their call for toxic free children\u2019s products. The bottom line is toxic chemicals cause health problems. Children are easily susceptible to these toxic chemicals because as we all know, they commonly place products in their mouths.\u201d Said <strong>Vincent J. Gentile, Council Member of Brooklyn\u2019s 43rd district<\/strong>. \u201cI hope that we in the City Council pass this legislation to protect our children\u2019s health and to continue our progress for a clean and healthy New York.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cBrain drain and cancer causing chemicals have no place in children\u2019s products,\u201d said <strong>Ansje Miller, Eastern States Director for the Center for Environmental Health.<\/strong> &#8220;The federal government is providing no oversight for this public health threat and our kids are being silently exposed while our government officials do nothing. By passing this important Toxic Toys law, at least we will have more confidence that New York City\u2019s kids are protected.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;By passing this legislation, New York City can give parents and caregivers the peace of mind that what they buy for their children to use every day will not expose them to some of the most dangerous toxic chemicals commonly used in kids&#8217; products,&#8221; said <strong>NYPIRG Staff Attorney Rob Kornblum.<\/strong> &#8220;We hope the New York City Council&#8217;s actions today will inspire our State to adopt similar measures to protect our children&#8217;s health.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p>Intro 803-A is a bill sponsored by Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito and co-sponsored by 32 Council Members. If passed it would ban the use of certain toxic chemicals in the use of children\u2019s products. Similar measures have become law in Albany, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties.<\/p>\r\n","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WE ACT and Just Green Partnership Keep Pressure on Toxic Toys Bill - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WE ACT and Just Green Partnership Keep Pressure on Toxic Toys Bill - WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T00:58:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-and-just-green-partnership-keep-pressure-on-toxic-toys-bill\/\",\"name\":\"WE ACT and Just Green Partnership Keep Pressure on Toxic Toys Bill - 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