Safer Baby Skin Care Cheat Sheet by Safe Mama the SuperStar

Safe Mama is one of my favorite resources!  When I receive questions and PR pitches about skincare lines I often run to her for help.  She never complains about my lack of understanding as she translates those fifteen syllable words into terms I can easily grasp.
With her growing knowledge, Safe Mama has become more aware [...]

BPA-free Canned Food Options

We’ve talked extensively about BPA-based epoxy linings commonly used in aluminum cans, especially in regards to finding BPA-free tomatoes.  It was a difficult task because of their acidic nature, but we finally found Pomi.  Not even Eden Organics, the leader of the pack, has found a way to go BPA-free in the tomato category just [...]

BPA Exposure in Unborn Baby Girls May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects

Unborn baby girls exposed to bisphenol-a can suffer permanent uterine changes that may eventually result in cancer.  The process is thought to occur through alterations in their DNA.
The findings by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB J.).   [...]

Can Folate Correct the Effects of BPA Exposure?

Is there anyway to counteract the effects of BPA exposure?
Over the last few years we’ve been smacked by so much information about the damage done to our endocrine systems by hormone-mimicking chemicals like BPA.  We’ve removed as many obvious sources as we can, and yet so  many are simply out of our control.  Canned foods [...]

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 [...]

Antimony Found in Fruit Juices Bottled in PET Plastic

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen detected high levels of antimony in some commercial juices.   Testing was done on various juices packaged in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, glass bottles and Tetra Pak cartons.  Antimony concentrations up to a factor of 2.7 above the EU limit for drinking water were found and may have leached [...]

Chemical Industry Lobbying Sways FDA Decision on BPA

While grassroots movements against endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA heat up, so do the American Chemical Industry’s attempts to undermine those efforts.
Last week held some exciting action with supporters of chemical reform speaking out across the country.  The Safer Chemical Coalition chronicled the happenings with much excitement:

U.S. Senate held hearings on Thursday February 4 to find [...]

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 & [...]

Sassy’s New Line of Baby Dishes Are BPA-free

Along with Sassy in 2008, we learned the hard way that polypropylene (#5) products that are tinted with color can contain small amounts of BPA.  Sassy took the issue seriously and worked hard to make sure their whole new line of feeding gear for 2010 is BPA-free.
We’ve had the opportunity to test out some of [...]

Is the Soda Stream Really Made From Safe Reusable Plastic?

Bloggers everywhere are singing the praises of the BPA-free Soda Stream and how it makes the perfect alternative to other more toxic soda containers.  But is that really the case?
My Investigation
I started the ball rolling with a call to the manufacturer.  Their products are clearly labeled as BPA-free, which is usually a good [...]

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