Abercrombie and Fitch has officially agreed to discontinue the use of their signature fragrance spray in stores. This result is a direct consequence of your determination to prioritize public health over corporate branding. We have secured a safer environment for every employee and shopper.
January 21, 2011
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, are formally demandingthat Abercrombie & Fitch immediately stop sprayingFiercefragrance in and around all A & F stores, permeating indoor and common outdoor air space with harmful chemicals. Spraying a fragrance with harmful ingredients has negative impact on environmental and human health in particular for A & F employees and shoppers. All are being exposed to these ingredients without notifying them of potential harm and without consent. Everyone has a right to clean air, and to informed consent about chemical exposure. The A & F policy of using air sprayers inside stores that waft into common areas outside the stores is violating those rights.
A study recently completed by the Campaign for Safe Cosmeticsshowed that theFiercefragrance contained more ingredients than were on the label. According to product tests conducted at an independent lab, and a science analysis of chemicals on the label, A & F'sFiercewas found to contain:
· 11 chemicals not listed on the label due to a loophole in federal law that allows companies to claim fragrance ingredients as trade secrets.
· 8sensitizing chemicals associated with allergic reactions such asasthma, wheezing, headaches and contact dermatitis.
· Diethyl phthalate – a chemical linked in recent human studies to sperm damage in adult men, abnormal reproductive development in baby boys, and behavioral problems in children.
The Village at Corte Madera, an open air mall in Marin County, California, with an A & F store has received many shopper complaints reporting experiencing negative effects from the A & F fragrance, including headaches, sore throats, coughing and nausea. Because of the complaints and follow-up by mall management, this particular A & F store agreed to remove the two sprayers at the front of the store. This demonstrates that there can be simple change in practices to protect our air, health and environment.
We are prepared to mobilize similar efforts to stop the spraying of this harmful fragrance at A & F stores in locations across the country if this practice doesn’t stop.
Please advise us of your intent within 30 days to stop the practice of spraying harmful products in your stores and in the commons around your stores.
Sincerely,
Teens Turning Green Campaign Members
Updates
December 3, 2010
The petition has successfully reached five hundred signatures today. This momentum confirms that many people share our concerns regarding the undisclosed chemicals used in these stores.
Reached 500 supporters
December 3, 2010
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2010
6 Comments
Fragrance is everywhere, in office buildings they not only allow people to have diffusers at their desks, but they actually have sprayers in the bathrooms instead of proper ventilation!
I have worked at A + F with sinus problems and the smell and spraying of this fragrance made it worse, made me more stuffy than usual and I would have sharp pains in my lung from breathing in the spray. I stopped working there since I found my manager in the office painting her nails. A + F is a bad environment, unpractical clothing and puts out a bad image.
THE SMELL IS DISGUSTING. MY KIDS CANT EVEN WALK BY WITHOUT COUGHING. STOP FORCING US TO BREATHE THIS TRASH.
Used to work there and the spray caused me constant headaches. The staff are literally breathing this stuff in for 8 hours a day. It is not okay.
Every time I walk past the store in the mall I get a massive migraine. It is way too overpowering and makes me feel sick just being near the store entrance.
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Abercrombie and Fitch has officially agreed to discontinue the use of their signature fragrance spray in stores. This result is a direct consequence of your determination to prioritize public health over corporate branding. We have secured a safer environment for every employee and shopper.
January 21, 2011
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, are formally demandingthat Abercrombie & Fitch immediately stop sprayingFiercefragrance in and around all A & F stores, permeating indoor and common outdoor air space with harmful chemicals. Spraying a fragrance with harmful ingredients has negative impact on environmental and human health in particular for A & F employees and shoppers. All are being exposed to these ingredients without notifying them of potential harm and without consent. Everyone has a right to clean air, and to informed consent about chemical exposure. The A & F policy of using air sprayers inside stores that waft into common areas outside the stores is violating those rights.
A study recently completed by the Campaign for Safe Cosmeticsshowed that theFiercefragrance contained more ingredients than were on the label. According to product tests conducted at an independent lab, and a science analysis of chemicals on the label, A & F'sFiercewas found to contain:
· 11 chemicals not listed on the label due to a loophole in federal law that allows companies to claim fragrance ingredients as trade secrets.
· 8sensitizing chemicals associated with allergic reactions such asasthma, wheezing, headaches and contact dermatitis.
· Diethyl phthalate – a chemical linked in recent human studies to sperm damage in adult men, abnormal reproductive development in baby boys, and behavioral problems in children.
The Village at Corte Madera, an open air mall in Marin County, California, with an A & F store has received many shopper complaints reporting experiencing negative effects from the A & F fragrance, including headaches, sore throats, coughing and nausea. Because of the complaints and follow-up by mall management, this particular A & F store agreed to remove the two sprayers at the front of the store. This demonstrates that there can be simple change in practices to protect our air, health and environment.
We are prepared to mobilize similar efforts to stop the spraying of this harmful fragrance at A & F stores in locations across the country if this practice doesn’t stop.
Please advise us of your intent within 30 days to stop the practice of spraying harmful products in your stores and in the commons around your stores.
Sincerely,
Teens Turning Green Campaign Members
Updates
December 3, 2010
The petition has successfully reached five hundred signatures today. This momentum confirms that many people share our concerns regarding the undisclosed chemicals used in these stores.
Reached 500 supporters
December 3, 2010
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2010
6 Comments
Abercrombie & Fitch: YOU PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING RAINFOREST IN ORDER TO INCREASE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT = GREEDY. BOYCOTT Abercrombie & Fitch.
Fragrance is everywhere, in office buildings they not only allow people to have diffusers at their desks, but they actually have sprayers in the bathrooms instead of proper ventilation!
I have worked at A + F with sinus problems and the smell and spraying of this fragrance made it worse, made me more stuffy than usual and I would have sharp pains in my lung from breathing in the spray. I stopped working there since I found my manager in the office painting her nails. A + F is a bad environment, unpractical clothing and puts out a bad image.
THE SMELL IS DISGUSTING. MY KIDS CANT EVEN WALK BY WITHOUT COUGHING. STOP FORCING US TO BREATHE THIS TRASH.
Used to work there and the spray caused me constant headaches. The staff are literally breathing this stuff in for 8 hours a day. It is not okay.
Every time I walk past the store in the mall I get a massive migraine. It is way too overpowering and makes me feel sick just being near the store entrance.
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Abercrombie & Fitch: YOU PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING RAINFOREST IN ORDER TO INCREASE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT = GREEDY. BOYCOTT Abercrombie & Fitch.