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Are toxic chemicals making you sicker, fatter and poorer? An Interview with Dr. Leo Trasande on his new book

Dr. Leo Trasande is a leading voice in public health policy and a top environmental medicine scientist. In a newly published book, he reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals like phthalates and flame retardants are affecting our daily lives—and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Health Science Tagged With: autism, bisphenol S, diabetes, endocrine disrupting chemicals, endometriosis, flame retardants, fragrance, infertility, obesity, pesticides, phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), Leonardo Trasande, attention deficit disorder, impaired learning, fibroids, bisphenols, books

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Court orders EPA to ban chlorpyrifos!

Last week our allies achieved a big win for Americans’ health! A federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with a ban on chlorpyrifos—a toxic pesticide known to harm children’s brains that is used on many different crops, including nuts, apples and berries—within 60 days.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: earthjustice, EPA, food, Learning Disabilities Association of America, NRDC, pesticides, pesticide action network north america, chlorpyrifos, Trump administration

MADE SAFE

New seal ensures products are made without known toxic chemicals

A new seal is launching this month that certifies that consumer products are made without chemicals known to harm human health. With the MADE SAFETM (Made With Safe Ingredients) seal, for the first time, people know at the point of purchase which products are made without known harmful chemicals for use on their bodies, for […]

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: bioaccumulation, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, cancer, carcinogens, consumer products, flame retardants, Hazardous 100, heavy metals, hormone disruptors, infertility, pesticides, retailers, VOCs, MADE SAFE, seal, certification, safe ingredients, screens, Toxicant database, silent springs, incesticides, solvents, Naturepedici, mattress, Alaffia, Annmarie Gianni Skin Care, Just So Natural, SW Basics, True Botanicals, Rejuva Minerals, Pura Stainless, Good Clean Love, Sustain Naturals, healthy hoohoo, precautionary principle, chronic disease

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