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New report: 9 out of 10 receipts contain toxic BPA or BPS

A new report by our partners at HealthyStuff.org out today exposes a danger at many checkout counters—toxic receipts.

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store Tagged With: bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenols, BPA, BPA in receipts, BPS, Ecology Center, HealthyStuff.org, Trader Joe's, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card

Campaign for Healthier Solutions Family Dollar in Houston, TX

Targeted Toxicity: Dollar Stores and Environmental Justice

For many families, dollar stores are the only source of their household necessities, including food, children’s toys, and clothing. However, these cheap products do not come without a more significant cost. Despite low prices, dollar stores are selling products with high levels of toxicity

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: 99 Cents Only, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, Campaign for Healthier Solutions National Coordinator, chemical pollution, Dee Treviño, Dollar General, dollar tree, environmental justice, Family Dollar, HealthyStuff.org, Jose Bravo, low-income communities, socially-conscious society, Targeted Toxicity: Dollar Stores and Environmental Justice, the Dollar Store Report, toxic chemical exposure, toxic products, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, vulnerable families

Lowe's storefront

Lowe’s to eliminate toxic phthalates in flooring by end of 2015

Retail chain joins The Home Depot in eliminating harmful chemicals, while Lumber Liquidators, Ace Hardware and Menards lag behind

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Ace Hardware, asthma, brain development, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, flooring, healthy families, HealthyStuff.org, home depot, home improvement, immune system, Lowe's, Lumber Liquidators, Menards, Mike Schade, mind the store, Mind the Store Campaign, phaseout, phthalates, reproductive health, retailers, safer chemicals, samples, testing

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