Press Releases

23 December 1997: CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SUES GREENPEACE FOR SLANDER BUT HEALTH MINISTER ASKS TOYS MANUFACTURERS TO USE ALTERNATIVES TO PVC

17 December 1997: TOYS'R'US FAIL TO ACT ON PVC TOYS DESPITE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS' ACTION AND NEW DOUBTS ON SAFETY

15 December 1997: CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SUES GREENPEACE FOR ITS WORK AGAINST PVC TOYS (including action photo's)

12 December 1997: POPULAR HOLIDAY PVC TOYS LEACHING HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL ADDITIVES

11 December 1997: CONSUMERS, PARENTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS CALL ON F.A.O. SCHWARZ TO REMOVE TOXIC TOYS FROM SHELVES

2 December 1997: GREENPEACE WELCOMES DANISH CALL FOR EU BAN ON TOYS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (LIKE SOFT PVC TOYS)

27 November 1997: GREENPEACE PULLS HAZARDOUS PVC TOYS FROM TOYS "R" US SHELVES

26 November 1997: SANTA TAKES HAZARDOUS VINYL TOYS OFF ‘TOYS R US’ SHELVES

18 November 1997: SANTA RETURNS HAZARDOUS PVC TOYS TO INDUSTRY LEADERS

29 October 1997: TOYS'R'US PVC BABY TOYS REMOVED FROM SHELVES FOLLOWING GREENPEACE ACTION

29 October 1997: GREENPEACE REMOVES PVC TOYS FROM TOYS 'R' US DEMANDING A PVC-FREE POLICY WORLDWIDE (including action photo's)

21 October 1997: PVC TOYS - RETAILERS TAKE ACTION WHILE THE EUROPEAN UNION STILL FAILS TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S HEALTH

14 October 1997: BELGIUM JOINS THE NETHERLANDS AND DENMARK IN PVC TOY WARNING

9 October 1997: GREENPEACE STUDY FINDS DANGEROUS LEAD AND CADMIUM LEVELS IN POPULAR VINYL TOYS

23 September 1997: GREENPEACE URGES RETAILERS TO WITHDRAW VINYL BABY TOYS

17 September 1997: GREENPEACE REVEALED TODAY - HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS FOUND IN PVC BABY TOYS