> I found that the real issue was not this particular group of 12 chemicals. Most of them are already being heavily restricted. This dozen is meant to illuminat

> I found that the real issue was not this particular group of 12 chemicals. Most of them are already being heavily restricted. This dozen is meant to illuminate something bigger: a broken system that allows industrial chemicals to be used without any significant testing for safety. I think this is the real take-away. How many times have we found a particular Chemical X to be harmful, only to have it replaced by something whose hazards are less known rather than known to be lower just so that things could be marked "Chemical X-free"? Look at the replacement of saturated fats with trans fats, for example.