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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-20/wal-mart-asks-suppliers-to-remove-eight-chemicals-from-products" target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-20/wal-mart-asks-suppliers-to-remove-eight-chemicals-from-products</a><br>

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"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is asking suppliers to remove formaldehyde, triclosan and six other substances from their products, part of an effort to eliminate controversial chemicals from household goods...<br>

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<li>Toluene, a colorless liquid that is used in paint thinners, nail polish and fragrances</li><li>Diethyl phthalate, used to make plastic more flexible and in cosmetics, insecticides and aspirin</li><li>Nonylphenol exthoxylates, which are surfactants used in industrial applications and consumer products such as laundry detergent</li><li>Butylparabens, used as a preservative in cosmetics</li><li>Dibutyl phthalate, a solvent </li><li>Propylparaben, another preservative</li></ul>

...affects about 90,000 items made by 70 companies"  I don't see a time frame mentioned in the story.<br>

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This decision could have a huge impact.  Some of the good will be offset by companies simply shifting to unnamed related chemicals.  [for example, tricloban for triclosan and for phthalates:

<a href="http://www.chemanager-online.com/en/topics/chemicals-distribution/phthalates-and-their-alternatives" target="_blank">

http://www.chemanager-online.com/en/topics/chemicals-distribution/phthalates-and-their-alternatives</a> &

<a href="http://www.sustainableproduction.org/downloads/PhthalateAlternatives-January2011.pdf" target="_blank">

http://www.sustainableproduction.org/downloads/PhthalateAlternatives-January2011.pdf]</a><br>

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<div>Ed Gottlieb<br>

Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>

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<div>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator</div>

<div>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>

525 3<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><sup>rd</sup></font> Street</div>

<div>Ithaca, NY  14850</div>

<div>(607) 273-8381</div>

<div>fax: (607) 273-8433</div>

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