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, [...]
I feel like I’ve been running around in circles trying to decide which sunscreen will protect us from cancer, not promote it. We’re planning our vacation and will be spending most days boating on the water, so we’ll need that extra help fighting off sunburn. I really thought I had my act together when I [...]
A Safe Mama reader posed the question and of course Kathy went right into action to find an answer . . . Dear Safe Mama, What about my child’s high chair trays? He eats off of it… does it have BPA? Phthalates? The plague? Help! We’ve been asked a few times what materials high chairs [...]
A new study was conducted by the University of Cincinnati recently that found Bisphenol-A (BPA) can leach into liquids when boiling water was added to polycarbonate containers. The new study revealed it’s the liquids temperature that has the effect. The Globe and Mail also gives insight as to the extreme effect heat has on bisphenol-a [...]
We recently challenged Kathy of Safe Mama to a Foogo sippy challenge. She and her 2 year old put their Foogo through the kind of “homegrown” testing we’ve come to love. So, how did the BPA free stainless sippy fair? Here’s the verdict in Kathy’s own words . . . I’ve checked out quite a [...]
Safe Mama has quickly become one of my favorite one-stop resources for current info on health concerns affecting our children. Safe Mama just did an honest review of the new BPA free Fluid Sippy by Boon, Inc. Read their review to find out what they thought . . . As for us, we gave the [...]
