The Science Board, an expert panel advising the FDA, released a statement yesterday saying that the FDA made a mistake in basing their safety decision on three studies funded by the plastics industry. And how did the FDA respond? According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the FDA responded by downplaying concerns. Norris Alderson, the FDA’s [...]
Enviroblog shared a stunning video today in their article Please Don’t Disrupt My Endocrines. It’s an eye-opening look at the umbilical cord blood study, Body Burden, completed by the Environmental Working Group. The Kid-Safe Chemical Act is a direct result of the study – and you’ll understand why the Act is necessary after you watch [...]
The Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal released a special report today saying that the FDA’s draft supporting BPA’s safety was prepared primarily by major stakeholders in keeping BPA on the market. Stephen Hentges, executive director of the American Chemistry Council’s group on BPA, was involved in downplaying the dangers of the chemical. The FDA’s draft, released in August, found [...]
Healthy Child Healthy World + Dr. Greene + Plastics 101 = In the same down-to-earth style of his must-have book Raising Baby Green, Dr. Greene takes the often confusing subject of plastic and exposes its bare-bones foundation in a way we can all understand. Know Your Plastics by Dr. Alan Greene Plastics are everywhere. Some [...]
We get so excited every time SafeMama churns out a new cheat sheet! Their latest masterpiece comes at the perfect time, as many parents have most of the baby feeding basics under control and are beginning to scan the horizon for safer dishes and cookware for the whole family. SafeMama has taken the same proactive [...]
Could BPA actually be a double-edged sword in relation to breast cancer? According to breaking news on The Daily Green, new science raises yet another concern about the controversial ingredient in many plastics and in the lining of cans. Bisphenol-A mimics the female hormone estrogen, and has been implicated in a range of diseases and [...]
Let me start by saying that this is not an article about whether melamine dinnerware is safe. We personally don’t use melamine dishes, because we’re waiting for more scientific evidence that toxic chemicals (like formaldehyde) don’t migrate from them into our food. Rather, this is an exploration of the difference between the organic compound melamine, [...]
We finally have an update to our announcement regarding several Sassy feeding products containing BPA (see the announcement here). After ongoing communications with their VP of Sales, we are happy to announce that Sassy has taken the following actions: 1) They provided an explanation for the misinformation they previously gave us. When we questioned them [...]
