I came across this crazy advertisement today while reading through the growing list of chemicals implicated in hormone disrutpion on OurStolenFuture.org. The ad was part of a series run widely in the 1990′s recommending that people think of plastic as “your sixth basic food group.” It’s amazing to think about what the chemical industry spends to convince people of the safety of [...]
Women’s Voices for the Earth has released a report that debunks the myths surrounding the s0-called benefits of using disinfectants to clean our homes, daycares and schools. They discuss chlorine bleach, ammonia, triclosan and triclocarban, ammonia quaternary compounds and nano silver, explaining the true consequences of our cultural obsession with their routine use. Powerful antimicrobial [...]
I’m honored to be featured as Dr. Greene’s Perspectives blogger this week for a brand new, updated series on Toxic Plastic! Here’s our schedule of topics for this week: Monday: A little background on why I left nursing to research endocrine-disruptors found in food storage, baby teethers and toys Tuesday: What is BPA? Wednesday: What are Phthalates? Thursday: What is PVC? Friday: How [...]
2009 brought an amazing number of new BPA-free products to the market, so we’ve updated our BPA-free Sippy Cup Guide. You can find the complete list with background info on bisphenol-a on Squidoo (you can easily print the page for shopping trips on the go). Be sure to let us know if we missed any of your favorite BPA-free sippy cups and [...]
