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Six Products to Avoid Whenever Possible

I don’t believe in “Always” or “Never,” and certainly not scare-tactic click bait headlines that throw parents into a panic. But as a parent concerned about the cumulative effects of toxic chemicals on my children’s health, I do believe in trying to do better.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products Tagged With: BPA, endocrine disrupting chemicals, kids, non-toxic tips for parents, PFOA, phthalates, PVC plastic, tips, vinyl (PVC) plastic, bisphenol A (BPA)

Are artificial turfs just toxic turfs in disguise?

This past fall, a city in New Jersey made national news when they decided to say “no” to an artificial turf. How many other cities are installing these concerning turfs without considering the risks they may pose to growing children?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: artificial turf, chemicals, children, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, kids, lead, New Jersey, NJ, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, risks artificial turf, science, synthetic fields, synthetic turf, Synthetic turf bans, toxic, toxic chemical exposure, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

New study finds regulations reduce levels of chemicals in our bodies

It was back in 2008 when I was sitting in a café, not to far from the Minnesota state capitol that I heard about the veto. Governor Tim Pawlenty had just vetoed two bills our coalition hard worked hard to garner bi-partisan support for. One of the bills he vetoed was a ban on certain […]

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: action, Andy Igrejas, cancer, chemicals, children's products, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, family, health, health effects, kids, laws, Minnesota, phthalates, policy, products, protection, retailers, Tim Pawlenty, toxic, toxic chemicals, Toxic Law, toxic treadmill, toys, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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