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Establish timelines for the virtual elimination of toxic chemicals.

• Establish aggressive timelines to virtually eliminate carcinogens, respiratory toxins, endocrine disruptors, and reproductive and neurological toxins from use, release, manufacture, disposal and recycling. At a minimum, a 50 per cent reduction in these substances must be achieved by 2010, with virtual elimination being achieved by 2015.
• As a matter of priority, ban brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated chemicals and their precursors, and phthalates.

In the preamble of CEPA, it states that “the Government of Canada acknowledges the need to virtually eliminate the most persistent and bioaccumulative toxic substances”. It’s time to move from acknowledgment to action. Virtual elimination should apply to all chemicals that are, or are suspected to be, inherently toxic.