Cheryl Osimo – Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition

“An Update on PFAS in Food Packaging” followed by The Margo Simon Golden Award Ceremony – Recording from January 20, 2022

January 25, 2022January 20, 2022 by Shane Skinner

Recording of the webinar and awards ceremony on January 20th, 2022

This webinar, “An Update on PFAS in Food Packaging” features Dr. Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Executive Director of Green Science Policy Institute, Dr. Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Environmental Health Scientist and Independent Consultant, and Dr. Laurel Schaider, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Silent Spring Institute. Dr. Jill Oxley, breast cancer surgeon and MBCC Board Member will serve as moderator. Following the panel discussion, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition and the Golden Family presented the Margo Simon Golden Distinguished Service Award to the inaugural recipient, Dr. Gwen Collman, Ph.D.

Letter Supporting H.939 and S.207

March 9, 2022January 14, 2022 by Shane Skinner

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition recently submitted the following testimony to the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure. We invite you to join us in supporting H.939 An Act for Massachusetts Toxic Free Kids and S.207 An Act Relative to Toxic Free Kids.

Executive Director Fall 2021 Newsletter

November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Shane Skinner

As our 30th year draws to a close, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) continues to build upon the mission on which we were founded, to prevent the environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy. MBCC believes that all people deserve access to clean air, clean water, and food and consumer products free of harmful chemicals – this is a fundamental right regardless of one’s socio-economic status, zip code, gender, racial demographic, or sexual orientation.

Testimony to Joint Committee on Public Health 10/7/21

March 14, 2022October 7, 2021 by Shane Skinner

Poster for our campaign to Ban PFAS in Food Packaging

Senator Joanne M. Comerford, ChairRepresentative Marjorie C. Decker, ChairSenator Susan L. Moran, Vice ChairRepresentative Brian W. Murray, Vice Chair Re: Support for H.2348, an Act to ban the use of PFAS in food packaging and S.1494, an Act relative to chemicals in food packaging Dear Chair Comerford, Chair Decker, and members of the Joint Committee … Read more

October 2021 Update from our Executive Director

January 3, 2022September 29, 2021 by Jared Woods

When Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) started this work in 1991, we all had great hope that we would find the answers to our questions on how to prevent the environmental causes of breast cancer. While there has been progress, here we are now, 30 years later, with perhaps more questions than answers.