Awards Archive | March, 2009

Johnson & Johnson Starts a “Green” Social Media Campaign but Neglects to Remove Toxic Chemicals

I had hoped to continue reading on in the press release about Johnson & Johnson’s launch of the Big Bubblin’ Stars Contest that they would announce some major changes in their use of toxic chemicals.  I thought there might be a higher chance anyway -  especially with the help of Angie Harmon, who’s interested in [...]

Continue Reading Comments ( 37 )

Play and Learn Baby Spoon Review

  We were recently introduced to one of the most innovative baby spoons we’ve ever seen – the Play and Learn Spoon by Baby Human Inc.  My youngest sister, Becky, is The Soft Landing’s inventory and shipping manager, so she saw the sample spoon before the rest of us.  She snatched that spoon up with [...]

Continue Reading Comments ( 411 )

U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Legislation for Federal Ban of BPA in Children’s Food Containers

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported yesterday that leaders from the House of Representatives and the Senate announced legislation to establish a federal ban on bisphenol-a in all food and beverage containers intended for use with children under 3 years old. The move came on the heels of two other major announcements: The six largest baby [...]

Continue Reading Comments ( 7 )

Boon Bath Toy Review

Boon Scrubble Review and an Introduction Let me take a minute to officially introduce myself – my name is Joanie and I’m one of The Soft Landing Sisters.  You might remember seeing me – a very pregnant me – last Fall.  I’ll be popping in more often to share some of my favorite safer products [...]

Continue Reading Comments ( 575 )

That 6 Billion Pounds of BPA-laden Polycarbonate Will Take a Major Hit in the U.S. Soon

It’s shocking to think that more than 6 billion pounds of bisphenol-a are produced in the U.S. each year by Dow Chemical, Bayer AG and other chemical makers.  But today we glimpsed the beginning of the end for that big business when the Washington Post announced the six largest manufacturers of baby bottles will stop [...]

Continue Reading Comments ( 0 )