Shocker: Parents Prefer Hormone-Disruptor-Free Products

Monday, July 14, 2008
Posted by Christopher Gavigan
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It should come as no surprise to manufacturers, retailers, and regulators that, when given the choice, parents opt for plastics and products that do not contain hormone-disrupting chemicals. The real surprise is that while we wait for our government to catch up with our own common sense approach to protecting our children's health, they won't acknowledge mounting scientific evidence and require manufacturers to divulge what's in their products so we can make informed choices.

I can grudgingly tolerate the dogma of unfettered capitalism, simply because at this point it is so entrenched that to ask otherwise would be a waste of energy. I have totally exceeded my patience level with our government's pandering to corporations by, first of all, allowing them to use chemicals that have not been comprehensively tested for safety and, second of all, allowing them to hide product information from consumers.

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