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More than 80,000 chemicals in the United States have never even been tested for their toxic effects on human health and the environment. Federal regulations, designed to protect public health and the environment from toxic chemicals, have done the opposite. The federal Toxic Substances Control Act, passed in 1976, has been more of an open door for toxic chemicals to run amuck. The people and the states are waking up to this. The federal government is not providing safety but is instead opening up a lobbying gateway for chemical manufacturers to slip their toxic ingredients through and into everyday products. Since 1976, the EPA states that they have “only been able to require testing on a little more than 200 existing chemicals.”

The idea that a centralized government can be entrusted to protect people’s health and environment is a farce. The proof resides in the reality that today’s chemical industry is nearly a 3 trillion dollar global enterprise, led by the US and the European Union.

A 3 trillion dollar chemical industry must be held more accountable

Maybe all chemicals aren’t that bad, but they are definitely more pervasive, and untested, now than ever. Natural, safe alternatives are disregarded, as companies seek a more profitable venture of mass-produced chemicals.

What can really be done to prevent the chemical assault on the American people and the rest of the world? First, there has to be strong public awareness and a shift toward safer alternatives. People everywhere should be educated on what is being put in and on their bodies and into their environment. Then they must put their money where their heart is. There are consequences to rubbing and ingesting toxic substances and these ill effects are showing up in people’s lives every day – toxic organ conditions, devastated livers and lungs, skin conditions, heavy metal poisoning, nervous disorders, cancers etc.