Jul 15, 2015 - Jordan Zevon, Mesothelioma Victim, ADAO Celebrity Co-Chair (CA). Asbestos is still found in U.S. homes, s
Executive Summary: Asbestos: The Impact on Consumer Safety, Public Health, and Asbestos Victims’ Civil Rights ADAO Congressional Staff Briefing – July 15, 2015 Linda Reinstein, President and Co-Founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (CA): Asbestos is a known human carcinogen responsible for up to 15,000 deaths a year in the U.S. Leading public health experts and federal health agencies agree that there is no safe level of asbestos exposure. The Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act (S.700 and H.R.2030) would protect consumer safety and increase transparency by giving the public access to information about products that contain asbestos and where these products may be located in their communities. Any legislative proposal to reform TSCA must ensure the EPA has the authority to expeditiously review and ban asbestos. Jordan Zevon, Mesothelioma Victim, ADAO Celebrity Co-Chair (CA) Asbestos is still found in U.S. homes, schools, offices, and consumer products, yet most Americans cannot identify asbestos or manage the health risk. Independent investigations in 2000, 2007, and 2015 confirmed asbestos in consumer products in the U.S., including children’s toys. Ann Samuelson, Mesothelioma Victim (OR) The President's Cancer Panel (PCP)’s “Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now” study published in 2010 reported that construction workers are 11 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than other Americans.
Most Americans cannot identify asbestos or manage the health risk on their own, but we have the right to know where asbestos is in our communities. Mike Mattmuller, Mesothelioma Patient (MD) I am the new face of mesothelioma patients and I am only 33. The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act would invade and threaten the privacy of asbestos victims. Heather Von St. James, Mesothelioma Patient (MN) Asbestos kills up to 15,000 Americans each year from asbestos-caused lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other cancers. Parents’ “Deadly Hugs” from asbestos-contaminated clothing can cause asbestos-related disease. The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act delays justice to asbestos victims by erecting a series of legal roadblocks designed to slow down compensation. For many asbestos victims, justice delayed is justice denied. Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization "United for Education, Advocacy, and Community Support” 1525 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 318 · Redondo Beach · California · 90278 · 310.251.7477 www.AsbestosDiseaseAwareness.org
