Children's Health Archives - Page 20 of 30 - Center for Environmental Health

Eco-Tip: Triclosan-Free Alternatives

Apr 18, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Tips

Do you use antibacterial soaps or sprays to keep your hands clean? Many of us do. And news coverage about bacteria, like germ-infested public transportation seats, can send many of us searching for something we can quickly spray on our hands. One common antibacterial...

Lead in Toys? Today We Told Congress, No

Apr 7, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

Right now, our Congress is debating how much lead is okay to expose children to. Really. To Tea Partiers and the billionaires who profit from the anti-regulatory rhetoric those Tea Partiers spout, corporate profits are far more important than children’s health. On...

Eco-Tip: How to Reduce BPA in our Bodies

Mar 31, 2011Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Food, Tips

It’s likely that you’ve heard of BPA, a toxic chemical that damages genes and disrupts our hormones. If you’ve tuned in to the alphabet soup of toxic chemicals, you may also have heard of DEHP, another toxic chemical that causes cancer and interferes...

Eco-Tip: Avoiding Toxic Chemicals in Kids PJ’s and other products

Mar 23, 2011Judy LevinChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Recently I got an email from a pregnant woman wondering about the safety of using hand-me-down pajamas for her newborn given the historic use of flame retardants in children’s sleepwear. The issue of flame retardants in sleepwear is not as straight forward for...

Sham “Organic” Shampoo – Dubious Labels on Personal Care Products

Mar 8, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips

The tremendous growth of the organic market has unfortunately fostered the growth of some fishy organic claims. In the organic food sector, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has strict standards, and organic certifiers are generally good about validating...

The Story of Citizens United v FEC is here!

Mar 2, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

The Story of Stuff Project has released another illuminating short video this week, to launch the second season of the Story of Stuff. The new video, The Story of Citizens United v FEC “explores the crisis of corporate influence in American democracy and was inspired...

A Cleaning Industry Poll Concludes that the Public (gasp) Favors Antibacterial Products!

Mar 1, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, General Insights

Last month, the American Cleaning Institute and Personal Care Products Council conducted a “poll” of American consumers’ views on and uses of antibacterial soap, in nervous anticipation of the possible EPA ban on triclosan, the antibacterial chemical found in a...

Safer Bounce Houses on the Horizon

Feb 24, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

In the news last week was this item: a bounce house caught a gust of wind, and took off, carrying two kids, one of whom was injured when the bounce house landed on a neighbors’ roof. We can’t stop the wind, but bounce house makers can eliminate risks to children from...

Styles for Less? More like Styles with Lead!

Feb 23, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Legal Action

Yes, once again, the Center for Environmental Health has discovered another retailer selling lead-tainted jewelry . Styles for Less, a “junior and misses retail store”, markets to young “tween” and teenage girls, who are particularly at risk from lead exposures, as...

Fruitwashing: Kellogg’s Phony-Fruity Label Claims

Feb 9, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

Pink strawberry frosted pop tarts. Now there’s a sweet Valentine’s Day treat for the whole family. Kids love them, and families and college students alike stock up on them for quick breakfast staples. Even better? Healthy pop tarts! Right now, stores are selling...