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Dear Chairman Nichols,

As a consumer and concerned citizen, I urge the California Air
Resources Board to strengthen and adopt the 2010 Consumer Products
Regulation Amendments. This would reduce OR ELIMINATE the volatile
organic compounds(VOCs) found in products such as multipurpose
cleaning products, metal polishers, insecticides and window
cleaners.

VOCs are toxic, smog-forming emissions that harm our health and
contaminate our air. ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE TOXIC LAUNDRY
PRODUCTS SPEWING OUT OF LAUNDRY DRYERS. My family uses and emits
none of these products, but we are bombarded with them by
breathing, every single day we drive or walk through towns and
neighborhoods. Ridiculous that we have to have our senses, and body
tissues, filled with synthetic fragrance and other toxic products.
I can obtain NO safety data or reports from the manufacturers, or
the federal government. Please prove that you have not been "bought
out" by P&G, Johnson Products, Sun Products, etc., and take these
products off of the market. Clothes can easily be cleaned with old
fashioned Borax, washing soda, baking soda, and white vinegar. 
 
•Many children in our communities suffer from asthma, and the
chemicals emitted by cleaning products at school only increase
their chances of an attack or of developing asthma in the future. 


•A recent study by the Journal of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine found that 12 percent of work-related asthma cases are
linked to the use of cleaning products. 

•According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, teachers and janitors have the highest asthma rates in the
working population.

I encourage you to strongly regulate and reduce the harmful
chemicals in consumer products. In doing so, we can set an
important precedent in protecting the health of families and
workers—not only in our state, but nationwide as well. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Betsy Harrod