Twitter Tuesday Giveaway: Thermos Stainless Steel Grande Coffee Tumbler

Fall is here and that means it’s offically coffee time – yeah!  Everyone has been asking what our favorite on-the-go coffee mug is and we always respond the same, year after year – it’s the Grande Stainless Steel Tumbler by Old Reliable - Thermos.  Close runners up are the Contigo Autoseal Mug and believe it or not, the Thinksport [...]

Learning About Toxic Chemicals Often Used in “Organic” Products

What in the world are cocamidopropyl betaine, PEG-100 stearate, 1,4-Dioxane and quaternium 15 and what are they doing in my baby’s bath products? My expertise is in the area of toxic chemicals in plastics, but lately I’ve been immersed in the surprising underworld of chemicals in brands I’ve always believed to be safe.  This new [...]

Spotlight on Dad Invented Products: Sprig Toys

I’ve heard so much about the very unique Sprig Toys, but never had a chance to talk with them until I ran across their booth at the ABC Kids Show this month.  I learned a lot of great tidbits about the company’s background and decided right then to do a spotlight on their Dad-invented products! [...]

Twitter Tuesday Giveaway: CamelBak 12oz BPA-free Kids Straw Bottle

We had the opportunity to work with CamelBak recently to offer BPA-free water bottle replacements for bummed out SIGG customers.  We’ve been knocking on their door for the last year and a half since they made the bold move to convert all of their products to BPA-free materials, long before most other companies even considered [...]

My Favorite Finds at the 2009 ABC Kids Show

I attended the All Baby and Child Expo (ABC) again this year and I was happy with the increase in toxin awareness.  The BPA-free movement has certainly swept the nation in quick fashion and really gained speed in late 2008, which was after the 2008 ABC Show.  Last year I spent all of my time chasing down manufacturers to try and extract [...]

Drop Guard Glass Baby Bottle Review

Okay, I’ll admit when the Drop-Guard company first contacted us with info about their silicone-encapsulated bottle, I thought the idea a bit strange.  And when I opened the package, I thought they were regular glass bottles until I touched one.  The silicone over-molding can’t be seen (unless you choose the tinted version), but the bottles have a [...]

Twitter Tuesday Giveaway: Fresh Snack Packs Reusable Food Bags

Are you ready to trade in a box of disposable lunch baggies for just one of the Fresh Snack Packs reusable sandwich and snack bags?  They’ve lasted much longer than that for us, proving their worth in both savings and environmental friendliness.  Not to mention keeping our kids safe from leaching chemicals! Fresh Snack Packs [...]

Fred Vom Saal’s Test Results Found BPA Leaching From SIGG’s Old Bottles

In a shocking interview released today, Fred Vom Saal, professor of biology at the Universty of Missouri, told The Star that he believes the company-sponsored test of the SIGG metal bottles was a sham. That test measured the presence of the toxic chemical in parts per billion, he said, while the current standard is parts per trillion – one thousand [...]

Swap Your Aluminum SIGG for a Stainless Steel Bottle

I think we’ve just experienced the greatest greenwashing this side of the moon.  SIGG’s laid-back announcement about the “mere presence of BPA” in the lining of their pre-August 2008 aluminum bottles has generated a firestorm – and it’s not all on the consumer side of things either.  Now the big question is, will SIGG be [...]