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Trader Joe's

Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s pledge initial action on toxic PFAS

Yesterday, our new report revealed that toxic PFAS chemicals are hiding in common takeout packaging and other food contact materials at some of the nation’s largest and most popular grocery stores.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: food packaging, PFAS, success, toxic chemicals in food packaging, Toxic-Free Future, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market

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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, Beth Porter, bisphenol A (BPA), BPA, BPA in receipts, BPS, breast cancer, developmental problems, endocrine disruptors, Green America, Leah Segedie, prostate cancer, receipts, reproductive health, Target, Trader Joe's

New report: 9 out of 10 receipts contain toxic BPA or BPS

A new report by our partners at HealthyStuff.org out today exposes a danger at many checkout counters—toxic receipts.

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store Tagged With: bisphenol A (BPA), BPA, BPA in receipts, BPS, Ecology Center, HealthyStuff.org, Trader Joe's, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card

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