You Can Help Pass a Federal Ban on Phthalates in Toys

The Breast Cancer Fund and Healthy Child Healthy World are making a call to action in support of Senator Feinstein’s Toxic Toys amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act.
The Act is in conference committee until June 4, but the committee may decide to move on this issue at any time.  The conferees need [...]

Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home

v. to fashion:
to make, create, build or forge by combining the necessary materials with a precise design (my interpretation added)
We enjoy watching our Dad, the original Can-Do Man, work his magic. He has an uncanny ability to take something that looks utterly impossible and turn it into a completely doable project. [...]

ZRecs vs. Tupperware: A Lesson in Uncovering Product Material Lists

Parents across the world have grown weary of the games being played by the major manufacturers of our children’s feeding gear. The market is experiencing one of history’s fastest swings away from a single chemical used in product manufacturing. Manufacturers are reeling in the wake of requests for information regarding the types of [...]

Which Munchkin Products are BPA and PVC Free?

Munchkin has been one of the most evasive baby product manufacturers for us. We’ve contacted them repeatedly for over six months and have been ignored at every turn.
THEN – lo and behold – one of our readers tipped us off about a list Munchkin published on their website. While the list [...]

What About BPA in High Chairs?

A Safe Mama reader posed the question and of course Kathy went right into action to find an answer . . .
Dear Safe Mama, What about my child’s high chair trays? He eats off of it… does it have BPA? Phthalates? The plague? Help!
We’ve been asked a few times what materials high [...]