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Environmental Toxins

Why the Ancient and Ineffective Toxic Substances Control Act Needs Reform Why the Ancient and Ineffective Toxic Substances Control Act Needs Reform

The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition just issued a new report synthesizing... 

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Buzz

Endocrine-Disrupting Obesogens: An Interview with Stephen Perrine Endocrine-Disrupting Obesogens: An Interview with Stephen Perrine

Last week we talked about the basics of a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals... 

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Shopping Guides

BPA, PVC and Phthalate-free Baby Bathtub and Seat Buying Guide BPA, PVC and Phthalate-free Baby Bathtub and Seat Buying Guide

We pretty well have the bath toys covered, but what about safe bath tubs and seats?  You’ve probably noticed that most of the options out there are marked with a recycling code, making it difficult to know what type of plastic they’re made from. It turns out there is good news!  It appears that you can make a pretty safe choice just by... [Read more of this review]

12 New PVC-free Sassy Bath Toys 12 New PVC-free Sassy Bath Toys

Here we are, coming up on our third year in business and safe bath toys are still difficult to locate! It’s always good news when manufacturers introduces great new bath toys made without toxic plastic.   For 2010, all Sassy bath toys are now BPA and phthalate-free and twelve of them are also PVC-free. PVC-free Bath Toys Suds & Sun Visors Soft... [Read more of this review]

BPA-free Tomatoes Do Exist! BPA-free Tomatoes Do Exist!

UPDATED 1/27/10 (see below) We recently shared our pathetic findings when searching for pre-prepared tomatoes in BPA-free containers.  Several of our amazing readers came to the rescue with possibilities we hadn’t heard of, so we started the process of confirming with the each manufacturer.  We ended up with two positively BPA-free options and... [Read more of this review]

Ask TSL: Can You Recommend a Safe Humidifier for My Children? Ask TSL: Can You Recommend a Safe Humidifier for My Children?

We’ve been keeping our eyes open for a warm mist humidifier made without polycarbonate plastic for quite a while and we kept coming back empty-handed.   Safe Mama reported in early 2009 that her search had been unsuccessful too. Last week our kids passed around a heavy duty cold, so I dug out our old standby Vicks humidifier.  I decided to... [Read more of this review]

BPA-free Sippy Cup Guide BPA-free Sippy Cup Guide

2009 brought an amazing number of new BPA-free products to the market, so we’ve updated our BPA-free Sippy Cup Guide. You can find the complete list with background info on bisphenol-a on Squidoo (you can easily print the page for shopping trips on the go).  Be sure to let us know if we missed any of your favorite BPA-free sippy cups and... [Read more of this review]

Locating PVC Free Splat Mats for Baby Isn’t Easy Locating PVC Free Splat Mats for Baby Isn’t Easy

Finding PVC-free splat mats has turned out to be another one of those time-consuming and mostly unfruitful searches.  85% of the splat mats we researched were either made from PVC or were laminated with it.  All of the mats we checked on were free of BPA and phthalates.  We did locate a few PVC-free gems out there though Jaq Jaq Bird Splatmats... [Read more of this review]

BPA, PVC and Phthalate Free Toothbrush Guide BPA, PVC and Phthalate Free Toothbrush Guide

For the last two months the number one search term entered by our readers has been “toothbrush,” so we set out to locate BPA, PVC and Phthalate-free toothbrushes for the whole family.  We were pleasantly surprised in many cases, and of course disappointed at the same time by the number of companies that wouldn’t even respond. Here’s a preliminary... [Read more of this review]

Drinking Straws: Getting to the Bottom of It Drinking Straws: Getting to the Bottom of It

Okay, we’ve muddled through baby bottles, sippy cups, dishes and the like – now what about drinking straws?  Once we started looking at all of the plastic that comes into contact with our food, we eventually realized that we’re surrounded by straws too.  And if it comes in contact with our mouths or our food, we’re going to... [Read more of this review]

Which Prepared Baby Food Containers are BPA Free? Which Prepared Baby Food Containers are BPA Free?

UPDATED 2/3/09 Concern about the harmful affects of bisphenol-a (BPA) in polycarbonate plastic baby feeding gear is spreading quickly.  Unfortunately, BPA is also commonly found in epoxy resins used for protective linings in canned food, ready-to-feed infant formula and metal lids of baby food jars.  A recent study published in Environmental Health... [Read more of this review]

BPA, PVC and Phthalate Free Food Storage Containers BPA, PVC and Phthalate Free Food Storage Containers

UPDATED 11/10/09 We began converting our babies’ dishes several years ago, and we’ve been collecting information on safer adult food storage options along the way.  It’s amazing now to sit back and look over the sheer number of readily available products.  Our list runs the gamut, from glass to stainless steel to safer plastic, from... [Read more of this review]

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