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New Study of picnic supplies finds lead, phthalates, flame Retardants, organotins and other harmful ingredients

Researchers released a new study of chemical hazards in picnic products sold at top ten national retailers, finding most have one or more hazardous chemicals linked to serious health problems. The nonprofit Ecology Center tested 58 common outdoor picnic products for substances that have been linked to asthma, birth defects, learning disabilities, reproductive problems, liver toxicity and cancer.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Lead Tagged With: Andy Igrejas, arsenic, asthma, birth defects, cadmium, Chemical Safety Improvement Act, lead, learning disabilities, liver toxicity, mind the store, reproductive problems, toxic chemicals, Jeff Gearhart, ban toxic phthalates, inadequate toxics law, Bipartisan legislation, HealthyStuff.org test data, safer products can be made, HealthyStuff.org’s Picnic Study, off-gas from PVC, tin, phthalates have endocrine-disrupting properties, eproductive system, kidneys, liver, ubiquitous environmental contaminants, 58 common outdoor picnic products

Chemicals revealed

Arsenic In Your Undershorts

New report finds over 5,000 children’s products contain hazardous chemicals

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: action, arsenic, cancer, chemicals, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, formaldehyde in clothing, green products, hazardous chemicals and kids products, health, Laurie Valeriano, natural cleaners, natural toys, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, Safe Chemicals Act, safer chemicals, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, Safer States, state policy on toxic chemicals, toxic, toxic chemicals in children's products, toxic chemicals in toys, toy safety, TSCA, Walmart, washington state laws, washington toxics coalition, which toys are safe, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

Autism and Chemical Reform: Protecting Best Outcomes

Autism is a complex developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life. It affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. It is a spectrum disorder, so it affects individuals in a variety of ways. You may see a person with autism who is unable to speak, intellectually disabled, rocking […]

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: arsenic, autism, Autism Society, autism spectrum disorder, BPA, brain development, environmental justice, lead, methyl mercury, PCBs, phthalates, toluene, toxic chemicals, Triclosan, TSCA, We need chemical policy, vulnerable citizens, autism is a whole body condition, emoving toxic chemicals from the environment

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