Two weeks ago, Target announced a new commitment to eliminating toxics in their stores.

Their statement includes transparency and disclosure of all materials in all products, investing up to $5 million for green chemistry innovations, and development of safer alternatives.

Target will actively pursue the development of safer alternatives to achieve our goals. We will work to remove chemicals or find alternatives to those chemicals that could pose a risk to our guests, workers and community. When changes are made, we will ensure the integrity and safety of our products.

• Improve textile products by removing added Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFC’s) from products by 2022.

• Improve textile products by removing added flame retardants that are potential carcinogens or pose harm to the guest, workers or communities by 2022.

• Improve beauty, baby care, personal care and household cleaning product categories by formulating without phthalates, propyl-paraben, butyl-paraben, formaldehyde, formaldehyde-donors, or NPE’s by 2020.

I often shop at Target because I already see them carrying toxic-free products I can use. I just purchased a 2-gallon glass food storage jar there for less than $15, and it was the only place locally where I could find those jars in that size. So I’m very happy to see them moving more in this direction.

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This is the next step in a movement that has been going on at least since 2011.

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