our reports

Evaluating Products

CHNY has surveyed companies about chemicals and materials they use. Learn how they stack up!

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There's a niche market of retailers selling directly to child care providers and educators. Read on to find out just how many are taking steps to screen out toxics.

Have leading furniture, mattress, and carpet padding companies ditched toxic flame retardant chemicals? Learn what we found in 2015.

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Flame retardants are unnecessary in most children's products. Learn what retailers buybuy BABY and Babies"R"Us are doing to screen them out (or not).

A 2014 report comparing Babies"R"Us and buybuy BABY on their efforts to protect new families from toxic chemicals.

Our 2011 thorough examination of what goes into crib mattress construction, and what various companies used as materials and treatments.

Tell Me More - New Report Finds Missing Info About Toxic Chemicals in Children's Products.

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products across New York State

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products bought in Albany county

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products bought in Westchester county

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products bought on Long Island

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products bought in Ulster county

Toxic chemicals in children's products bought in the five boroughs of New York City.

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products bought in Ulster county

Report on toxic chemicals in children's products bought in Monroe county

Clean and Healthy New York and allies published eight local reports and one statewide summary between 2014 and 2016.

These highlight toxic chemicals like lead, cadmium, and arsenic found in children's products. Products included clothing, footwear, accessories, jewelry, and toys.

Click through to read the PDF versions of local findings.

Toxic chemicals in

children's products

Reducing Toxics in Child Care

Since 2012, CHNY has worked to train child care providers to avoid toxics in their programs.

Click through to read the PDF versions of local findings.

Thinking of starting a child care program? Renovating or refreshing your durable goods? Check out this checklist.

What we accomplished and learned from our two year project funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency