Safbaby: How Dangerous is PVC in Toys?
August 28, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under PVC, Phthalates
Safbaby, founded by two motivated Moms, is the go to resource for safe alternatives for baby’s every need.
Safbaby’s interview with the PVC Free Guru, Mike Schade of CHEJ, is a MUST see! The most important reasons to avoid PVC in children’s products are well-covered in their fantastic article:
1) Locating PVC free products
2) Understanding Phthalate-free [...]
BPA and PVC Free Plastic Baby Bottle Comparison Chart
August 25, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under Buzz, Safer Baby Bottles
The Soft Landing Team is proud to present our newest research tool for parents
We’ve gathered our knowledge and personal experience into any easy-to-read format. Introducing the completely portable Plastic Baby Bottle Comparison Chart – download your free copy now for easy shopping!
We’ll treat our comparison charts as we do any other guide, updating [...]
FDA Upholds BPA’s Safety
Boy, it’s two steps forward and one step back. We just celebrated the ban of phthalates and lead a few days ago, only to turn around and find the FDA upholding the use of BPA in children’s products. It’s depressing to see the FDA failing to protect us again.
The folks at Green to [...]
Enviroblog: My quest for the perfect BPA-free sippy cup
August 15, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under Buzz, Kids Cups, Dishes and Utensils
Lisa of Enviroblog has been in search of the perfect safer sippy cup – and she found it at The Soft Landing of course!
You can probably imagine what it’s like to work for EWG and be a parent. In a word: fraught. In two words: consumer paralysis.
Maybe it’s just because I’m new here. In time, [...]
President Bush Signs Legislation Banning Lead and Phthalates
August 15, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under Buzz, Lead, Phthalates
Woohoo! This is momentous news, sure to cause waves of changes across the country.
The New York Times released the announcement, explaining that the new law prohibits lead, beyond minute levels, in products for children 12 or younger. The bill also bans phthalates, a chemical widely used to make plastic products softer and more [...]
death to the .99
a little background
A thought struck us recently: most people fit into either the pack rat or the tosser category. Dictionary.com defines a pack rat as a person who collects, saves, or hoards useless small items (or ideas).
Hmmm, we just don’t fit into that category. In fact, if we’re known for any one thing in particular, [...]
PVC Free Back to School Guide by CHEJ
August 8, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under Buzz, Kids Cups, Dishes and Utensils, PVC
The Soft Landing has always been a proponent of PVC free eating gear, so we were happy to see the first-ever Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies created by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) Their informative Guide will help makes it so easy to make healthier choices for your kids and family.
When [...]
Update on Sassy MAM Pacifiers
UPDATED 1/18/09
We’ve been bombarded lately with questions from parents who contacted Sassy and have been given varying answers to the age old question, “Which Sassy pacifiers are BPA free?”
We received a comment today from a frantic parent needing to know the final word:
I emailed MAM again for more clarity. Here’s what they list as [...]
New Legislation Would Remove Lead and Phthalates from Toys
August 4, 2008 by Alicia
Filed under Buzz, Lead, Phthalates
Healthy Child Healthy World announced recently that the Safe Toy bill banning six phthalates and requiring lead-testing has passed in the Senate!
The final tally: the House voted 424 to 1 and the Senate voted 89 to 3 to pass this historic piece of legislation. Not only does it set a precedent to act with precaution [...]
