Guest Post by Janelle Sorensen, Healthy Child Healthy World In a turn of events not even Nostradamus could foresee, Cal Dooley, President and CEO of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), today announced that the millions of dollars the industry trade group has been using to lobby against policies that protect public health will now be [...]
The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition just issued a new report synthesizing peer-reviewed science, “The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act,” which makes the case that the U.S. has the opportunity to prevent rising rates of chronic disease and reduce health care costs by overhauling federal chemical policy. The report was released [...]
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 [...]
Beware the upcoming marketing campaign depicting a desperately concerned pregnant mommy warning you about the impending disappearance of canned foods. Save BPA – it’s not that harmful! What about the moms who don’t have time to grow their own food and prepare it without the help of cans lined with BPA?! Who are the fear [...]
Mike Adams, founder of Natural News, always has a way of bringing a seemingly complicated issue like the FDA’s recent endorsement of bisphenol-a into clear focus. The following excerpts are taken from his article “Plastics are Good for You!” In a move that surprised no one, the FDA has aligned itself with the chemical industry [...]
