Updated 1/7/2012 We’ve been asked a lot over the years about the safety of Brita pitchers because they’re a top choice for folks interested in decreasing their disposable bottled water use. Of course it always makes sense to scrutinize food and beverage containers when you’re working to protect your family from toxic chemicals like [...]
The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) has launched a campaign to call for an immediate stop to the use of bisphenol-a in baby bottles and other food and beverage containers. Their campaign is based on a study completed by The Work Group for Safe Markets, a coalition of U.S. public health and environmental [...]
New information has been released about phthalates in baby lotions and shampoos. It seems to be common practice for manufacturers to add phthalates to help bind fragrances. These products are readily absorbed through the skin and are adding to our children’s already heavy toxic burden. The Daily Green blog presented several steps to help you [...]
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 [...]
