Walmart(NEW YORK) — Wal-Mart is getting a head start on removing chemicals from a number of its products.
In an effort to get ahead of household chemical regulations signed into law last month by President Barack Obama, Wal-Mart will ask suppliers to remove an array of chemicals from all products. The Wal-Mart request includes removing those chemicals from beauty products, which is an argument not yet heard by the Senate.
The company provided a list of the chemicals that it has asked suppliers to remove from products, including a number of solvents and preservatives.
The chemicals Wal-Mart says it will remove from its products include:
– Toluene
– Dibutyl Phthalate
– Diethyl Phthalate
– Nonylphenol Exthoxylates
– Formaldehyde
– Butylparaben
– Propylparaben
– Triclosan
Wal-Mart says that suppliers have already removed 95 percent of the chemicals by weight, and that they will continue to work with suppliers to eliminate potentially harmful chemicals.
The Environmental Defense Fund said in a blog post Wednesday that Wal-Mart “has made major strides regarding the commitments set forth in its policy,” and that the company “has set in place effective systems to measure and track progress over time.”
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