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receipts

Skip the Slip: Receipts waste resources AND endanger your health

When an item is physically small, it may not convey the impact it has on the world. Paper receipts are small slips that carry with them vast environmental costs and can pose risks to our health through direct contact.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Best Buy, BPA, BPA in receipts, BPS, breast cancer, developmental problems, endocrine disruptors, Green America, prostate cancer, receipts, reproductive health, Target, bisphenol A (BPA), Trader Joe's, Leah Segedie, Beth Porter, bisphenols

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Report finds toxic BPA common in food cans

Two out of three food cans tested have toxic BPA in the linings, new report says. Nearly 200 cans analyzed from Campbell’s, Del Monte, General Mills, Kroger, Albertsons and more tested. Report, infographic, B-roll, & social media graphics available at www.ToxicFoodCans.org.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, asthma, bisphenol A, BPA, bpa free cans, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Fund, canned food, cans, Clean Production Action, consumers, Environmental Defense Fund, FDA, food safety, infertility, kroger, obesity, Oleoresin, polyvinyl chloride, product testing, prostate cancer, PVC, Report, Safeway, styrene, Target, Walmart, fruits, vegetables, dollar tree, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, Dollar General, Family Dollar, regrettable substitutes, del monte, general mills, Loblaws, Albertsons, Randalls, gravy, broth, milk, buyer beware, publix, campbell soup company, canned goods, type-2 diabetes, attention deficit disorder, can lining, can lids, soup, beans, bpa-based epoxy, dollar stores, gordon food service, meijer, Trader Joe's, generic brands, private label, amy's kitchen, annie's homegrown, hain celestial group, conagra, alternatives, acrylic resins, polyester resins, grocery stores, tetra pak, Whole Foods Market

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Protecting men’s health from toxic chemicals

Father’s day is right around the corner and a great time to talk about issues related to men’s health and toxic chemicals. A lot of our members are women, moms, moms-to-be, but that doesn’t dismiss the fact that toxic chemicals are compromising men’s health too.

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store Tagged With: action, animal studies, cancer, chemicals, cologne, developing brain, development, dust, environmental, EPA, exposure, exposure to toxic chemicals, families, fathers day, filter water, formaldehyde, health, heavy metals, hormonal changes, low sperm count, male infertility, men's health, pesticides, phthalates, policy, products, prostate cancer, puberty, PVC, remove shoes, reproductive health, retailers, steps to better health, testicular cancer, toxic, wrinkle free, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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