Safe Online Buying with Proposition 65, A True Game Changer

Posted on December 12, 2017 Updated on December 24, 2017

A Special thanks to the state of California for proposition 65– Safe Drinking Water Act and Toxic Enforcement Act 1986–
https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list. The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that are known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products, food, drugs, dyes, or solvents. Listed chemicals may also be used in manufacturing and construction, or they may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust.

With the current rate of cancer in the United States, this type of information can make the difference between life and death. According to a recent and alarming study published in Medical News here, https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/288916.php, in the United States, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will develop cancer in their lifetime. Did you hear me? Please re-read the last sentence to be sure that you understand that this directly affects you! In order to address this issue, consumers must become responsible and knowledgeable about what they are buying and businesses must become responsible for what they are selling. Proposition 65 is a great start because it tells consumers, (before they buy products), that what they are buying includes cancer causing  and carcinogenic ingredients.

Many online distribution stores like Jet.com now show you before purchase that what you are buying includes chemicals that cause cancer and those chemicals are listed on Proposition 65. What is so wonderful is that words like  ” chemical free, organic, and natural ”  are revealed as true or false because if any of the product ingredients are carcinogenic, the Proposition 65 warning label is placed next to the item before you purchase the item. 

Now just imagine if this type of thinking hit the restaurant business and the menu actually listed ingredients that are known to cause cancer. (smile). Hum, I think this would certainly be a game changer for not only those eating the food but for those selling the products that go in the mouths of millions of Americans each day.  And just to expand your thinking a tad further, imagine if grocery stores listed all of their products that are known to cause cancer as you entered the store. Imagine a wall of carcinogenic ingredients. Would this be a game changer? I think this would certainly be a game changer.

Call to Action:

• I would like to see phone apps address this very issue. Right now we can download so many user apps that tell us this and tell us that. How about a phone app that lists all products sold in stores that cause cancer. Now, who would like to download that app before they purchase products? Talk about a game changer.
• Encourage more online stores to list carcinogenic ingredients
• Read ways to prevent cancer by changing what you eat and  by altering your physical activity:  http://wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/preventability-estimates

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