A Kerfuffle About Mr. Squiggles
No, it’s not the title of an unpublished Dr. Seuss book. According to the Good Guide, the hottest toy of the holiday shopping season, the Zhu Zhu, may have illegal levels of antimony, a chemical linked to headaches, nausea, wheezing, and damage to the kidneys, liver,...A Not-So-Green Baby: Another Leady Product from Target
Last week, it was products by Mattel and Disney, and other kids’ products sold at Walmart and Target. This week, it’s an infants’ onesie. And not just any onesie: a Green Baby onesie. Tests on fourteen of the Green Baby onesies consistently show that...Tips for a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving: it’s supposed to be about enjoying homemade meals and family around the dinner table. But with constant the rush of our daily lives, we inevitably run out of time in our preparations for the big meal. With all the commercial products on the market...Wal-Mart and Target: Free Lead Ain’t As Cheap As It Used to Be
As the quotable catcher used to say: It’s like déjà vu all over again. Lead is still in kids’ products, and Wal-Mart and Target are still peddling the dirty goods. And if the past continues to do the Yogi Berra, these retail giants will tell you that lead isn’t a...Danger at Disneyland?
It’s unbelievable: Disney has known about dozens of lead-tainted brass and stained glass items at Disneyland for nine months, yet the company has failed to act to protect children! It’s time for Disney’s CEO to hear from you. Tell Disney: Get the...Putting Children’s Products to the (Lead) Test
I recently spoke to a group of business leaders from the apparel industry, many of whom make children’s clothes and other kids’ products. Many small businesses that make children’s products are concerned about implementation of a new federal law, the Consumer...Lead and GMO Sugar in Halloween Candy?
Urban legends of harmful products in Halloween candy and fruit have caused parents to greet Halloween suspiciously. However, a hidden threat is real in some of the candy on the shelves today – lead and GMO’s. With Halloween coming, every parent wonders what...GMO Halloween Candy: A Pesticide-Laden Horror
Tell Hershey’s and Mars to keep our kids safe and to end their use of genetically-modified (GMO) sugar today! Sugar from genetailly modified (GMO) beets is now in widespread use, despite worldwide scientific concern about the potential health and environmental...