'Target is doing the right thing by moving away from PVC and switching to safer alternatives,' she said.
Target, the fifth largest U.S. retailer with $59 billion in revenues a year is reducing the PVC found in many of its owned brand products including infant products, children�s toys, shower curtains, packaging and fashion accessories.
Target is joining a group of companies including Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, and Apple that are eliminating or reducing PVC in their products and packaging.
Wal-Mart has recalled PVC baby bibs and lunchboxes containing lead, and more recently Toys R Us recalled PVC baby bibs containing lead.
In September, the Clean Water Action Alliance of Massachusetts tested over 50 toys and found that one in five was contaminated with lead. Ten of the 11 leaded toys were made out of vinyl. They include the Wal-Mart Neon Writing Slate and the McDonalds Play Food Set
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