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Stop the Use of Methyl Iodide in California

Jun 28, 2011Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Methyl iodide has been on the market for 6 months in California, and been used twice. Governor Brown agreed to revisit the methyl iodide decision in March, but has not yet done so. Meanwhile, more than 35 CA legislators wrote EPA urging a ban of the chemical...

Greenwash of the Month: Does My Hair Look “Organic”? Mislabeled Organic Personal Care Products

Jun 16, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

When you buy shampoo, lotions, toothpastes or other personal care items and you see the word “organic” on the package, you probably expect the product is made with mostly organic ingredients. After all, that’s why you buy these products, which are safer for you, your...

Stop Organic Greenwashing!

Jun 16, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

Many personal care product labels misuse the word “organic”, duping consumers into buying products that are not actually “organic” and may even contain toxic chemicals that consumers would never expect to find in an organic product. Companies selling...

Pick Your Poison: Vote for Toxies People Choice Award

Jun 10, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

The Toxies is a different kind of awards show, with a unique list of actor nominees. They are “bad actors”–chemicals that will seriously damage your health. Yes, these Toxie nominees can do many nasty things. They may just give you cancer, leave...

We are the Guinea Pigs for the Health Effects of Cell Phone Use

Jun 9, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

The presence of cell phones in most parts of the world is undeniably ubiquitous—so it’s not surprising that many people (and news outlets) have chosen to ignore the studies that have been emerging over the last several years about cell phone radiation and its possible...

Flaming Mad About Risky Chemicals in Baby Products

Jun 2, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

In a paper published last month, Duke University researcher Heather Stapleton and colleagues collected and tested foam from 101 baby products, including changing table pads, nursing pillows, car seats, and others. The research for the first time analyzed baby products...

Hitting the Bottle

Jun 1, 2011Mary BruneChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Since last week was full of celebrations in honor of Memorial Day, and the “unofficial beginning of summer” (although you’d never know it from where I’m sitting; it hailed this morning), you might have missed another cause for celebration: The passage of AB 1319 last...

Stop Toxic Flame Retardants in Baby Products

May 27, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Tips

Most most baby carriers, car seats, portable cribs, and other baby products contain untested synthetic flame retardants that pose serious health risks. These flame retardants are unsafe and unnecessary! Urge Gov. Brown: Take Action against Risky, Untested Flame...

Get Ready for the Red Carpet Event of the Year: The Toxies 2011!

May 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

You’ve probably heard about the the Razzies, a satirical spin on the Oscars, but you may not have heard of the Toxies. June 16, 2011 brings us the second annual red carpet awards ceremony for “Bad Actor” chemicals will take place at the Egyptian Theater in...

Lead Poisoning Still the #1 Health Care Cost for Children in U.S.

May 25, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Uncategorized

Lead poisoning is still the number one health care cost for children in the U.S., costing “$50.9 billion a year” according to new research by senior scientists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. In 2008, it cost a “staggering $76.6 billion to cover the...