7 Tips to Minimize Your Exposure to Toxics This Halloween
Have you heard that the Center for Environmental Health found lead, cadmium, and BPA in costumes from Halloween Express and Spirit Halloween?
New Testing Shows High Levels of BPA in Socks Made for Babies, Kids, and Adults
Extensive testing by CEH showed BPA in socks at up to 19 times over the safe limit of the chemical, according to California law. Learn how you can take action.
Toxic-Free Fashion: CEH Gets Retailers to Remove Hazardous Chemical from Jewelry
Consumer advocate nonprofit Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has announced it has reached legally binding agreements with seven fast-fashion companies to remove the toxic metal cadmium from jewelry sold in stores and online across the country. Independent testing commissioned by CEH had found jewelry items sold at major national retailers, mostly at Ross, contained high levels of cadmium; many had metal components that were over 90% cadmium.
My New COVID-19 Roommate
Before COVID-19, my job at CEH consisted of visiting malls to buy products, which I brought back to CEH’s lab to test for illegal toxic chemicals using our X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) machine. Most often, I tested fashion accessories for lead, a chemical that causes neurological damage, reproductive harm, and cancer.