Wednesday, September 30, 2015

ALL KINDS OF STICKERS...



Unapproved shoe box stickers contain ingredient in rat repellent

Unapproved stickers come in all kinds of colors, shapes, sizes and names.  How would the consumer know which are registered with the EPA and which are not?

According to news reports, one ingredient of these antimicrobial stickers not registered with the EPA is allyl isothiocyanate, a chemical used in rodent and insect repellents, in crop chemicals and fumigants, and in defense sprays. 

All anti-fungal stickers should be registered with the EPA. Please remember to let the retailers below know to stop using unapproved materials in shoe packaging.

Friday, July 31, 2015

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION



Shoe Box Safety stop using rat repellent in shoe boxes

Thank you to everyone who signed the petition to stop shoe companies and retailers from using potentially harmful chemicals in our shoe boxes.

CHANGES ARE BEING MADE!

Please remember to contact the retailers below and let them know to stop using unapproved and harmful chemicals in shoe packaging.

CONTACT THE RETAILERS

Wal-Mart
William S. Simon
President and CEO, Walmart U.S.
(479) 273-4000

Doug McMillon
President and CEO, Walmart International
(479) 273-4000

https://twitter.com/Walmart

Kenneth Cole Productions
Kenneth Cole
CEO
kennethcole@kennethcole.com
https://twitter.com/mr_kennethcole

Samantha Cohen
Senior Director of Global Public Relations
scohen@kennethcole.com
(212) 830-7454
Macys
Timothy Adams
Chief Private Brand Officer

William Allen
Chief Human Resources Officer

Jeffrey Gennette
President

Saks Fifth Avenue
Ronald L. Frasch
President
(212) 940-5305

Janine Bolin
Customer Relations Liason
(865) 981-9541

Stephen I. Sadove
CEO
(212) 940-5305

Whole Foods
Walter Robb
CEO

John Mackey
CEO

Nordstrom
Erik B. Nordstrom
Executive Vice President, Director and President of Stores
(206) 628-2111

Peter E. Nordstrom
Executive Vice President, Director and President of Merchandising
(206) 628-2111

Blake W. Nordstrom
Principal Executive Officer, President and Director
(206) 628-2111

Dillard’s
William Dillard
CEO
(501) 376-5200

Alex Dillard
President
(501) 376-5200

Bon-Ton
Brendan Hoffman
CEO

Belk
Thomas Belk Jr
CEO
(704) 357-1000

Amazon
Dave Clark
VP Worldwide Operations and Customer Service
(206)266-1000

Jeffrey Wilke, Senior Vice President – Consumer Business

Jeffrey Bezos, founder and CEO

Zappos
Tony Hsieh
CEO
ceo@zappos.com
TJX
Ernie Herrman
President
(508) 390-1000

Jeffrey Naylor
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
(508) 390-1000

Carol M. Meyrowitz
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(508) 390-1000

Footlocker
Ken Hicks
CEO
(212) 720-3700

Sunday, February 15, 2015

BACKGROUND

Most shoes shipped to the United States travel long distances by cargo ship, and need protection from moisture, mold and fungus. In order to prevent this problem, certain shoe companies are placing chemically treated stickers inside shoe boxes that help to prevent mold and fungus. These stickers fail to identify the potentially dangerous, harmful ingredients they may contain and are marked simply with the words “anti-mold”.  Although stickers are supposed to be tested and registered with the EPA to protect consumers, many shoe companies are using unregistered, unproven, and untested materials with potentially harmful chemicals in their shoe boxes.  

Since they are used at top retailers such as Wal-Mart, Saks, Macys, Whole Foods, Nordstrom’s, Dillard’s, Bob Ton, Belk, Amazon, Zappos, TJX, Footlocker, and others, and in popular brands like Aerosoles, Born, Calvin Klein, Coach, ECCO, Eurosoft, Isola, Kenneth Cole, Liz Claiborne, Minnetonka, Rocket Dog, Roxy, Sofft Shoe Co., Softspots, and Vera Wang, consumers and workers have a false sense of comfort and security. In addition to containing the shoes worn by children and adults, these boxes are often later used to store baseball cards, family photos or even small pets.  These are simple everyday acts done with no knowledge of the potentially harmful toxins contained in an unassuming sticker affixed inside each box.

Given the potential dangers for our kids and our pets we believe that it is critical that all materials placed in shoe boxes for shipping should be properly tested and approved by the EPA for safety.   We believe that many companies using these unapproved products are not even aware of the dangers, and would change if made aware of the risk to our safety.  

Please let the shoe manufacturers and retailers know to stop using unapproved and harmful chemicals in shoe packaging.