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Because Health website

New non-profit site Because Health full of actionable tips for non-toxic living

When I was pregnant with my daughter, like many moms-to-be, I wanted to make sure that I was doing everything I could in a “natural” and “non-toxic” way. A couple of google searches later, and I was overwhelmed. I wanted a site that was easy to read, positive, and with real science-based suggestions and recommendations for what to do without actively trying to sell me anything.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Health Science Tagged With: Because Health, Collaborative on Health and the Environment, health, Karen Wang, parenting, parents, products, safer products, tips

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Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families congratulates Target on new chemical policy and goals, urges Amazon and other retailers to follow suit

Today Target announced a new chemical policy and goals. Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families’ Mind the Store campaign has challenged Target and other retailers to develop comprehensive policies to eliminate and substitute toxic chemicals.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Amazon, chemical policy, consumers, Costco, flame retardants, fragrance, PFCs, phthalates, retailers, safer alternatives, safer products, success, suppliers, Target, toxic chemicals, transparency

What you need to know about EPA’s new Safer Choice program

Safer products are going to be easier than ever to identify, thanks to new changes to EPA’s product labeling program. Yesterday EPA announced changes to rebrand and improve their Design for the Environment (DFE) product labeling program, by announcing a new name and logo to enable families choose products like cleaners with safer chemicals, as well as a new labeling program for “fragrance-free” products.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chemicals, DfE, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, fragrance, health, new, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, safer, safer alternatives, Safer Choice Label, Safer Choices, safer products, saferchemicals, state, store, toxic, Walmart

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