Seventh Generation and Million Baby Crawl Giveaway

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Earlier in the summer, I had the opportunity to review Seventh Generation Cleaning Products. I have to be honest with you – I LOVE them!!! My husband also loves them! We were both very impressed by how well they clean and how natural they are. I used to hate cleaning the bathroom because I couldn’t stand the smell of the fumes from other cleaners. However, I actually enjoy cleaning with Seventh Generation products because they leave my bathroom and other household surfaces clean and smelling good!

Seventh Generation is excited to be partnering with Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF), a nationwide coalition of groups that support stronger standards on toxic chemicals, to influence Congress to overhaul the nation’s outdated chemical regulatory law, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TCSA.  This is known as the Million Baby Crawl Campaign!  The Million Baby Crawl Campaign Calls for Stronger Federal Standards on Toxic Chemicals and Support from New and Expecting Parents.
 
In the 33 years since Congress passed this act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has required testing on just 200 of the more than 80,000 chemical compounds developed for products used in the home.  Under the current law, the EPA does not have the authority to demand the information it needs to evaluate a chemical’s risk, and neither manufacturers nor the EPA are required to prove a chemical’s safety as a condition of use. 
 
The Kids Safe Chemicals Act was created by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (New Jersey) and Barbara Boxer (California) and Representatives Hilda Solis (United States Secretary of Labor) and Henry Waxman (California), and will require that chemical manufacturers conduct safety testing before a chemical is used in products, and that this information is publicly available.
 
To help gain awareness and support for the Kids Safe Chemical Act, Seventh Generation, in partnership with Erin Brockovich and SCHF have launched the Million Baby Crawl (www.MillionBabyCrawl.com), a grassroots initiative dedicated to educating and empowering new and expectant parents to lobby for much-needed legislative reform and stronger standards on toxic chemicals. The Million Baby Crawl will help to present this bill to Washington by collecting signatures from Americans who support stronger standards on toxic chemicals.
 
“We assume our homes are safe havens, but the fact is that the vast majority of the chemical compounds found in the products we use there have never been tested. And in most cases manufacturers don’t even have to tell us on product labels what those toxins are. This is a dangerous recipe for harm that virtually every family is exposed to every day,” said Seventh Generation co-founder and Chief Inspired Protagonist, Jeffrey Hollender. “We’re on a mission to come together and change that once and for all.”
 
Beginning today, Seventh Generation is inviting parents to log on to www.MillionBabyCrawl.com to learn more about the Kids Safe Chemical Act and support the campaign by listing their name, email address and zip code. These names will be collected and presented in Washington in January as a symbol of the change that American parents want to see happen with toxic chemicals.

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In celebration of the Million Baby Crawl Campaign, Seventh Generation is giving away a big filled with one of each of the following items: All Purpose Cleaner, Dish soap, Laundry Detergent, Dryer Sheets, Shower Cleaner, Glass Cleaner, Tub & Tile Cleaner, Dishwashing Soap, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Bleach, and Tote bag to 1 lucky reader on The Mommy-Files!!!

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Visit Million Baby Crawl and tell me in a comment something you learned from the site.

EXTRA ENTRIES!!

– Vote for The Mommy-Files on Top Mommy Blogs – 1 ENTRY

– Follow me on Twitter (themommyfiles) – 1 ENTRY

– Tweet about the giveaway – 1 ENTRY DAILY

– Follow me through Google Connect (new on the right side of the blog) – 1 ENTRY

– Subscribe to my blog – 1 ENTRY

– Add my Mommy-Files button to your blog and include the URL – 1 ENTRY

– Add my Holiday Gift Guide button to your blog – 1 ENTRY

– Comment on any Non-Giveaway post – 1 ENTRY per post comment (no limit)

– Blog about this giveaway and include the URL – 5 ENTRIES

RULES!!

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on November 3rd, 2009! Any entries after this time will be deleted!

– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I did not receive anything but the pleasure of working with Seventh Generation to write this post and host this giveaway.  Seventh Generation rocks!! 

399 thoughts on “Seventh Generation and Million Baby Crawl Giveaway”

  1. Jessica

    I learned this: Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  2. Carol

    I learned this: The federal law that should protect us from health-harming chemicals just doesn’t work. Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. We need a stronger chemical law to keep our families safe and healthy.

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  15. colleen

    on the site I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. Thanks for the giveaway. I love their products, especially the glass cleaner.
    cthompson1477@gmail.com

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  23. ali

    I learned that they want to appeal to the government to require full information on the health and environmental hazards associated with all chemicals.

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  27. adrienne Gordon

    Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  37. Linda Kish

    I learned that Seventh Generation has partnered with Safer Chemicals and Healthy Families as well as environmental groups and health care professionals to get a new law enacted to protect us from toxic chemicals.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  60. Katherine

    I learned that the proposed bill will require full information on the health and environmental hazards associated with all chemicals. I didn’t really realize/think about the fact that that is not already done! Scary!

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  68. Laurie

    I learned that BPA (chemical used in plastics and a lot of other products) leaches into our bodies and harms hormonal organs.

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  75. Aline

    Ok, I have to admit the links on the Million Baby Crawl scared me a bit. I learned that BPA, you know that stuff found in plastic, has been linked to obesity, diabetes, testicular cancer, and breast cancer like changes in tests with lab animals. Now I get what all the fuss regarding BPA is about.

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  78. Aline

    Love the corny jokes on Joke of the Day. I share them with my family. Definitely get the eye roll from my teens. Keeps me laughing.

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  97. Alicia Webster

    I learned that “mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children”. Most companies are just not concerned with anything but the bottom line. Thank goodness for Seventh Generation.

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  103. Bekki Orr

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market…that is ridiculous. I created a crawler too! bekki1820cb@gmail.com

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  108. Amanda

    since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. We need a stronger chemical law thats for sure!

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  113. Aline

    Commented under the Perseverence : How Young People Turn Fear into Hope – and How They Can Teach Us to do The Same book review.

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  115. Thao

    I learned that we are lax in our laws and that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

    member(dot)thao(at)gmail.com

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  123. brittney

    I read that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. So basically we are all being poisoned without knowing it.

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  127. Tamara B.

    I left a comment at Celebrate!! The Mommy-Files is up to #4 on Top Mommy Blogs – WOOT WOOT!
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  129. Aline

    Comment on kitchen tips : aluminum foil. Gals and guys you’ve got to watch this! I’ve been cooking for about 25 plus years for my family and never knew this tip. Have you ever fumbled the plastic wrap or aluminum wrap and have it come flying out of the box and have it roll across the kitchen? Admit it, we’ve all done it. Apparently on the side of the box you can push in “gripers” to hold the roll in. Well you can teach old dogs new tricks.

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  141. JEWEL

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market which is SO disturbing ! Sickening really

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  148. Crystal Allen

    i learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. clallen at ntin dot net

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  155. Aline

    I hope this counts cause this book is no longer a giveaway. I wanted to comment on a book because I love to read an often check out book reviews. Anyway, left a comment under the Book Review for Smart Mama’s Green Guide. Book gives you enough info to make informed green choices rather than demanding that you go totally green.

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  156. Aline

    Commented under Secret Saturdays where you talk about using a meme to check out what’s on people’s minds. The meme for your post was: The secret to raising boys is….I said give them lots of love and food. I think boys have more fragile egos than girls and they’re always hungry. I have three boys in the house and I food shop three days a week to keep up.

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  158. Aline

    Also commented under your Kitchen Tips – safety video discussing tips for keeping your kids safe in the kitchen. Like the tot locks…maybe a giveaway? The video is just the right length. Check it out if you have a chance.

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  170. Aline

    Commented under TV Reviews The Good Wife. Intend to watch this, but haven’t gotten the chance. The review does a good job of summing up the premise of the show….If I had her husband I would definitely visit him in jail!

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  173. Rachel DeMille

    I learned that we are lax in our laws and that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  179. mommietj

    I learned that I should open windows and doors occasionally to rinse out any air pollutants that have accumulated inside our house!

    mommietj[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  191. angie

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  216. Aline

    Commented under In Celebration of “Ice Age 3”. My brain was numb after seeing the movie from too much over stimulation.

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  228. teagan

    I love the million baby crawl web sight and I know there is a team of people in the Mpls. area right now promoting this. The big event will be on Nov. 18th at southdale mall make sure you plan to be there and get yourself a crawler and tell your friends and family! We need to help Seventh Generation!

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  230. Aline

    Commented under Blogging Randomness: I Saw “Wicked” in Seattle. This play is definitely worth seeing if you have the chance.

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  231. Aline

    Laughing is therapeutic. Try to read the Joke of the Day everyday. I think I’m going to post them on the door at work to lighten everyone’s day.

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  232. Aline

    Commented under Hail Seattle. At least it didn’t snow. The weather is very mixed up this year. Snowed in Boston one week, then in the 60’s the next week.

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  233. Aline

    Commented under Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned From the Dog. A new chicken soup twist…what dogs can teach us for all you canine lovers out there.

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  246. Aline

    OK, gals. Need to put a smile on your face? Check this post out: Something for You to Laugh At.
    Commented under this post.

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  257. Courtney S

    I learned that the the U.S. EPA has only required safety testing on 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. That’s scary!

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  277. Jill Myrick

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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  287. ky2here

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  293. Leslie Price

    I learned the EPA only requires the testing of a small percentage of the chemicals that are present in the things we buy.

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  304. Kimberly

    I learned that there are over 80,000 chemcials on the market. That’s amazing! There is no way to know the long term effects of so many.

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  320. Cynthya P

    I learned that ” Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.” That really surprised me.

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  324. Lighthouse27

    I learned that babies everywhere are crawling to Washington to say no to harmful chemicals in the home
    lighthousee27(at)gmail.com

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  330. Jeani Long

    I learned how lax the EPA is in the chemical testing requirements, and also about the upcoming events. Come to Delaware, we definitely need some clean-up help here!

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  333. bebe

    I learned that mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children.

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  335. Talitha Lee

    I learned that they’re trying to pass a bill against dangerous chemicals. Very scary thought. Thanks for the contest!

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  336. Brittany

    They’re laundry detergent is made from a vegetable base. I can’t believe there are that many man made chemicals that aren’t tested!

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  345. Lisa

    I learned that the EPA has only required safety testing on 200 of the over 80,000 chemical on the market. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  351. Happi Shopr

    Wow! Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  356. Jeanne B-W

    I learned that the EPA only requires testing on 200 chemicals. That’s amazing. I think I probably have more than 200 different chemicals in my home and garage.

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  357. Sherry E.

    I learned that Seventh Generation bleach is Kosher-certified and
    Not tested on animals as well as Non-toxic and phosphates & optical brighteners free!!

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  358. Charity S.

    I learned that mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children. Thanks

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  363. Gloria

    Since 1976 the US Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market!

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  376. barbara wright ♥

    I learned that, since 1976 the US Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. Unbelievable!

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  384. DanV

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  386. Sand

    I found out that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  387. Kate

    I learned that: since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  393. Gianna

    Since 1976 the US Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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  394. Heather C

    I learned this: Mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children.

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  399. Betty C

    I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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