Under a new law implemented by the Washington State Department of Ecology and Health to comply with the requirements of the state Children’s Safe Products Act (CSPA), large manufacturers of children’s products likely to be placed in a child’s mouth or on their skin, or products for children age 3 and under, must report first [...]
Not only is my sister Laura a Non-toxic Ninja Mommy, she’s also earned the title of The Extractor around here. Laura’s the one who works behind the scenes to gather much of the information for the safer product lists we share with you. Laura’s most recent foray into the often secretive world of manufacturing involved [...]
We learned a lot about PVC and lead last year in our research on artificial Christmas trees. The toxic couple made yet another grand appearance as we turned our attention to Christmas lights this season. It turns out that lead is specifically chosen as the main stabilizer in the PVC casing used on the electrical [...]
Question: Do You Know of any PVC-free Air Mattresses? Answer: That seems to be the question of the century! Almost ALL inflatable products are made from PVC. We’re a camping family, so it’s something we’ve been actively searching for over the last three years. We finally hit the jackpot with two trusty Aerobed products: The [...]
If you’ve been following our search for PVC-free pool toys for long, you know how difficult it can be to find anything. We’ve found that Sassy’s new bath toys make great beach toys in the meantime! We’ve confirmed each of the following to be free of BPA, PVC and pthahlates (just click on each image [...]
Well, you may want to skip the Toy Story 3 action figures from Toys R Us this time around. Even though the company made a pledge to steer away from selling toxic PVC toys, they obviously haven’t done so. The irritating part about situations like this is that the products are unlabeled, so we parents [...]
My parents have a pool and I’ve always been concerned about whether their solar pool cover was PVC-free. In doing some quick research online, it was impossible to tell the type of plastic used, as retailers don’t list it specifically. We did learn however, that they’re typically made of three types of plastic: UV-stabilized polyethylene, [...]
Updated 1/25/12 You’ve done your best to remove toxic chemicals from your child’s surroundings. You’ve chosen pesticide-free foods, served it up in BPA-free containers, invested in an organic mattress, and PVC-free toys. You’ve even worked hard to find a low VOC paint for the bedroom. But now you’re ready to decorate and everywhere you turn, [...]
Here we are, coming up on our third year in business and safe bath toys are still difficult to locate! It’s always good news when manufacturers introduces great new bath toys made without toxic plastic. For 2010, all Sassy bath toys are now BPA and phthalate-free and twelve of them are also PVC-free. PVC-free Bath [...]
