Monday, September 01, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
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Organophosphate pesticides have been increasingly replaced with chrysanthemum based pyrethrin pesticides. While these beautiful flowers do serve as a safer base for pesticides, the resulting product is not exactly harmless.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Posted by Emily Lynne Ion
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Genetic engineering giant Monsanto has put its bovine growth hormone business up for sale after a long battle with concerned consumers and health advocates. Our friends and partners, Seventh Generation, wrote a fantastic piece about the issue on their blog. We've provided you with their original text below, or you can visit them at their site.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Posted by Healthy Child
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If you checked two or more of the answers, it's possible that you have been exposed to lead. Please take a look at our checklist to limit future exposures.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Posted by Natalie Cadranel
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Think antibacterials are protecting you and your family from getting sick? Think again. The antibacterial agent known as Triclosan is likely to be especially toxic to a developing fetus or child, especially since it is often found in breast milk. So how did it get there?
The prevalence of antibacterials in our society is ever-increasing as it's used in more and more everyday products including toothpaste, liquid hand soap, dishwasher detergent, cutting boards, mattresses, bathtubs, shower curtains, and even socks.
The Environmental Working Group reports that the agent is no more effective at eliminating germs than good old soap and water. This is especially disappointing in light of the fact that Triclosan has been linked to cancer in lab animals as well as liver and inhalation toxicity. When disposed of, it is acutely toxic to aquatic life as it breaks down into a form of dioxin and chloroform when mixed with tap water.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Posted by Janelle Sorensen
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I remember being a bit of a germaphobe when my oldest daughter was a newborn. She was so tiny and vulnerable, and I needed to protect her. I made everyone wash their hands religiously before touching her. When I caught a cold, I scrubbed all the way up my arms before picking her up and then kept my head turned far away from her. Dropped pacifiers were quickly sanitized. I wouldn’t even lay her on a piece of furniture or on my own freshly vacuumed rug without laying a barrier of clean blankets.
Many years and another child later, I have a much more relaxed approach to germ warfare. It’s more of a peaceful coexistence. Apparently, even though I’ve decided to let my guard down, manufacturers have decided that it’s up to them to protect the human race from bacteria and they’re putting pesticides in a plethora of everyday products to act as an antibacterial – often times without our knowledge (they are not required to say it on the label).
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Posted by Matthew Parker
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When it comes to the fight against pesticides, information plays a vital role in our understanding of how to protect our health from exposure. Whether the pesticide is in food, water, or on your lawn, it is questionable whether the chemical's long-term health effects merit the short-term benefits. Farmers and others who work with pesticides at high exposure levels have demonstrably elevated rates of asthma, leukemia, and prostate cancer. But even more alarming is that half of our lifetime exposure to pesticides occurs in the first five years of our life, making children’s exposure far more significant. Just think: pound for pound, kids consume five times more fruits, vegetables, and milk than adults. Their developing systems are not yet strong enough to combat high exposure and filter out toxins as effectively as a full-grown adult. Scientific evidence exploring the potential impact of pesticides on the developing brain and body is no small worry, and warrants consumer caution.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Posted by Christopher Gavigan
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via: Environmental Working Group
The California state Assembly is considering SB 1713, a monumental bill that would ban bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone disruptor, from baby bottles and children's feeding products.
There has been a political roadblock, and the bill could be killed by chemical industry lobbyists before it passes out of the Health Committee tomorrow.
But you can push it through. Click here to ask the Health Committee to support SB 1713.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Posted by Healthy Child
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Eliminating Toxic Chemicals in Children
Bill in Congress aims for “Kid-Safe” chemicals
(Washington) ”Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ), together with Representatives Hilda Solis (CA) and Henry Waxman (CA) have proposed sweeping legislation that would overhaul the nation’s regulatory system for industrial chemicals - the Kid Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 (KSCA).” Environmental health advocates, scientists, parents, and consumers are paying close attention to this historic legislation that will require companies that make or import chemicals in the United States to demonstrate the safety of their products, backed up with scientific data.
Retailers, investors, and entrepreneurs are seeking companies that can meet higher public expectations, helping to spur the growth of safer, greener products.
“After years of apathy and inaction by the U.S. government, Congress is awakening to the pervasive health impacts from dangerous chemicals,“ according to Daryl Ditz, at the nonpartisan Center for International Environmental Law. “The Kid Safe Chemicals Act would help weed out the worst chemicals, reward companies that offer safer products, and help to regain U.S. leadership on this global problem.”
“Chemical reform in the U.S. is long overdue. This is a very important first step in finally putting our public health in front of corporate profits. The recent poll of EPA scientists indicates that many harmful chemicals have been approved for the marketplace without regard to their impact upon children’s health. It’s time to put a stop to this lack of accountability with the chemical manufacturers, and make them responsible for their products,” says Christopher Gavigan from Healthy Child Healthy World.
"You shouldn't need a degree in chemistry to keep your kids safe and healthy," said MomsRising.org Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. ”The Kid Safe Chemicals Act would put the responsibility for ensuring that products are safe where it belongs — with the companies that make products as well as those that market chemicals."
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Posted by Healthy Child
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Posted by Christopher Gavigan
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Take Action: Ask your U.S. Representative to stand up for the protection of health and the environment by joining with his/her colleagues in the U.S. Congress through a letter to stop a pro-pesticide amendment in the Farm Bill, which is still under consideration in a House-Senate Agriculture conference committee.
Your Member of Congress received a “Dear Colleague” letter from Representatives Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Donald Payne (D-NJ) and the letter s/he is being asked to sign will go to the Farm Bill conferees. To sign on, tell your Member of Congress to email Rep. Holt’s aide Michele Mulder michelle.mulder@mail.house.gov or call her at (609) 750-9365.
The provision, and other substitute language now floating around, stops the U.S. Department of Agriculture from curtailing hazardous pesticide use through its conservation programs, either by targeting specific contaminants that are poisoning water or hurting wildlife, or facilitating a transition to organic practices.
For more information on this important issue, read Beyond Pesticides' full action alert.
Download the Dear Colleague letter.
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