Update on Vermont's Lead in Consumer Products Bill (and others state updates)!

I just received an email from Vermont's Assistant Attorney General, sharing that Vermont's lead in consumer products bill passed out of committee and will move forward to be voted on by the full Senate in the coming week. Yours truly will be called on to testify again, this time in front of the whole senate with their microphones and dark mahogany desks. Gulp. If you are a Vermonter, please consider emailing or calling your senator to express support for this bill, which would set the lowest "acceptable" (I know, there is no acceptable level-- you don't have to convince me) rate of lead (parts per million) in the country.

Also, check out what your state has been up to. This link from Healthy Child, Healthy World has updates on ways to take action in specific states that are also considering legislation on toxins in consumer products. The states listed are Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Maine, New York and Washington. Click on the links to learn more about each state's initiatives.

This is all great progress, but wouldn't it be nice to see some national legislation around the safety of consumer products for children (I know it's coming, but I think I could actually run from Vermont to DC faster than it will take to pass and sign the CPSC reform act into law). Patience has never been a strong point for me, especially when more and more kids are exposed unnecessarily to toxins everyday.