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Scientists Link Flame Retardants to Reduced Fertility
Monday, February 1st, 2010 We’ve covered the basics of flame retardants in the past. But new studies show that Flame Retardants may reduce Fertility. Epidemiologists from the University of California at Berkeley studied 223 pregnant women in California’s Salinas Valley, an agricultural community with predominantly low-income, Mexican immigrants. More than 97 percent of the women had PBDEs in their blood, [...] Related posts:- SafeMama Rewind: PBDE’s
- Organic Mattresses: Naturepedic Review
- Friday Link Roundup:The Kathy’s Sick Edition
Study Links Non-stick Chemicals to Thyroid Illnesses
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 This is not shocking news to me. We wrote about safer cookware last year and the EWG has been hemming and hawing over PFOA’s for years. A new study, done by British researchers found that people with high levels of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their blood have higher rates of thyroid diseases — [...] Related posts:- Dear SafeMama: Safer Non-Stick Cookware
- New Research Links Bisphenol-a to Metabolic Syndrome
- Chemicals In Baby Products May Be Harmful
Cadmium in Children’s Jewelry
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 A few friends have mentioned this recent news to me and I’ve been meaning to talk about it here for a while. Children’s jewelry tends to pop up often in CPSC’s recall notices quite a bit due to lead. But now in the news is cadmium in childrens jewelry. Let’s talk about [...] Related posts:- Toys “R” Us promises to reduce lead, phthalates
- Long Island’s Suffolk County 1st to Ban BPA in Children’s Products
- Phthalates Ban in Washington on the Horizon
Is your cell phone safe?
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Remember when we were kids, phones were attached to the wall? You generally had one line for the whole house to share, and you had to practically cut the lines so your sister would let you use the phone already! Now we live in a day in age where just about everyone has a mobile [...] Related posts:- Toys”R”Us Partners with Safe Kids Worldwide
- Safe for Mama: Finding Safe Cosmetics and Body Care
- Kid-Safe Chemicals Act
Phthalates in pills? What’s next?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Just when you think you’ve got it covered in terms of avoiding phthalates, you find out there’s something else to worry about (seriously, is there anything that doesn’t have phthalates or BPA?). An article via the Daily Green reports of a new study that found over the counter tablets contain enough phthalates to increase your level [...] Related posts:- Phthalates Ban in Washington on the Horizon
- CPSC Issues Phthalates Compliance Guidelines
- Phthalates in Toys: Hidden Dangers
How Eden started using BPA free cans
Friday, July 17th, 2009 I saw this article floating around on Twitter and I thought it was interesting. Eden Foods, is currently the only company that uses BPA free cans for their beans. Because of this, we exclusively use only Eden’s beans in this house (and we go through a lot of them, making this an expensive, but well [...] Related posts:- Eden Foods Canned Beans Are BPA Free
- BPA In Soft Drink Cans
- Congress Investigates BPA in Baby Formula Cans