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New study rates best and worst garden hoses: lead, phthalates & hazardous flame retardants in garden hoses

Lead leaches into water from hoses, study finds, the market is shifting to safer materials and products

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store, Lead Tagged With: antimony, birth defects, BPA, bromine, chemicals, DEHP, drinking water, early puberty, Ecology Center, EPA, FDA, flame retardants, hormone disruption, lead, liver toxicity, Lowe's, organotins, phthalates, PVC plastic, PVC-free, vinyl, Walmart, water, tin, hose, garden hose, The Home Depot, Amazon, impaired learning, premature births, worst products, water safety, water standards, polyurethane

toddler with asthma

New study finds toxic chemicals widespread in flooring sold by top retailers

World’s Largest Home Improvement Retailer, Home Depot, Commits to Phase Out of Phthalates in Flooring by End of 2015

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: air quality, asthma, birth defects, building materials, cancer, Ecology Center, home depot, learning disabilities, liver toxicity, Lowe's, mind the store, phthalates, plasticizers, PVC, reproductive health, retailers, Ace Hardware, build.com, flooring, home improvement, Lumber Liquidators, Menards, testing vinyl

child inspects tree

Study finds toxic chemicals in a majority of seasonal holiday products

String lights and beaded garlands have been hazards for multiple years

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: asthma, birth defects, cancer, flame retardants, holidays, kroger, learning disabilities, liver toxicity, Lowe's, Mike Schade, mind the store, retailers, safer chemicals, Target, Walgreens, Walmart, beaded garlands, string lights, christmas lights, christmas decorations, dollar tree

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