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WHO sets melamine standards at Canada meeting (tho agrd there s/be none in theory): 0.2 mill/kg body wt/day. http://tinyurl.com/6qmwr6 |
Wanna embed our '10 Americans' video (22 well-spent minutes) on your site? I thought so. DM or be in touch via www.ewg.org.forparents |
Bush Admin gonna exempt perchlorate from regulation. Could take years to reverse. More good news. http://tinyurl.com/5vlk28 |
NRDC and Public Citizen sue the CPSC over phthalates. CPSC just can't seem to get it right. http://tinyurl.com/5r2jhh |
EPA needs new approach to assess env health hazards, cuz they need to be a bit more useful and timely. Reassuring. http://tinyurl.com/6cmw2 |
U.S. PIRG's 2008 'Trouble in Toyland' report lays out how bad it is. And it's bad. http://tinyurl.com/6ncpj6 |
Serious hi-tech for today's hi-stakes shopping: 7th Gen's label reading guide for web-enabled mobile devices. http://tinyurl.com/5o9dw4 |
1 in 3 toys tested was toxic. Way too high, wouldn't you agree? http://tinyurl.com/6n8378 Can you say "Kid Safe Chemicals Act?" |
The Prevention Agenda: a social networking site to urge Obama to prevent env. problems, not fix them. http://preventionagenda.nin... |
Green Moms Carnival is on prevention. Great ideas on preventing our toxic mess & not waiting till it's too late. http://tinyurl.com/5e2cgm |
Healthy Toys database is out! With lots of tricky new tools and an advocacy piece, too. Worth a look, for sure. http://www.healthytoys.org/ |
Consumer Reports on lead in toys: some progress, but plenty of tainted products still out there. http://tinyurl.com/6mfrv2 |
Organic Christmas Trees? Yup, they're out there, and here's how to find some and understand why it's important: http://tinyurl.com/5tdcko |
Green Girls on EWG's Cosmetics Database - she entered ALL of her personal care products - what would you find? http://tinyurl.com/63a2u8 |
Check out today's Ideal (eco) Bite for Mamas - on juice boxes: http://tinyurl.com/58uaxz |
Have a green holiday! Get EWG's 2008 Pollution Solutions gift bag, & take a $85 tax deduction while you're at it! http://tinyurl.com/5vbzes |
FDA has plans to overhaul itself. Are they good enough? Is there enough $ to fund it all? See 4 yourself in NYT: http://tinyurl.com/5zb5r5 |
Pregnant Brits told to hold the (toxic, natch) make-up. Why? Because a study showed links to birth defects. http://tinyurl.com/5vfadt |
Turn To Tap, a great site for ditching bottled water (which if you haven't, you should!): http://www.turntotap.com/ |
FDA in trouble again for its dealings on chemicals and babies. Wash Post says it well: http://tinyurl.com/5lcg5x |
