Melamine in China’s Milk vs. Melamine in Dinnerware
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...
View ArticlePlastics 101 with Dr. Alan Greene
Healthy Child Healthy World + Dr. Greene + Plastics 101 = In the same down-to-earth style of his must-have book Raising Baby Green, Dr. Greene takes the often confusing subject of plastic and exposes...
View ArticleDid the Plastics Industry Prepare the FDA Draft on BPA’s Safety?
The Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal released a special report today saying that the FDA’s draft supporting BPA’s safety was prepared primarily by major stakeholders in keeping BPA on the market. Stephen...
View ArticleBaby Products Packaged in PVC
Editors Note: This article was originally published by Alicia Voorhies at Healthy Child Healthy World. Many of us are aware of the dangers of PVC. Made from the flammable gas vinyl chloride and then...
View ArticleChemical Industry Decides Public Health Really IS Better Than Private Profits
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...
View ArticleHealthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home
v. to fashion: to make, create, build or forge by combining the necessary materials with a precise design (my interpretation added) We enjoy watching our Dad, the original Can-Do Man, work his magic....
View ArticleYou Can Help Pass a Federal Ban on Phthalates in Toys
The Breast Cancer Fund and Healthy Child Healthy World are making a call to action in support of Senator Feinstein’s Toxic Toys amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act. The Act...
View ArticleHealthy Child Healthy World on Plastics: An Everyday Risk
Matthew Parker suggests a paradigm shift when looking at our everyday use of plastics. Is it really as simple as getting up each morning and beginning your daily routine, or should you be aware of...
View ArticleNew Legislation Would Remove Lead and Phthalates from Toys
Healthy Child Healthy World announced recently that the Safe Toy bill banning six phthalates and requiring lead-testing has passed in the Senate! The final tally: the House voted 424 to 1 and the...
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FDA Upholds BPA’s Safety
Boy, it’s two steps forward and one step back. We just celebrated the ban of phthalates and lead a few days ago, only to turn around and find the FDA upholding the use of BPA in children’s products....
View ArticleHealthy Child’s Take on Polycarbonate: Enough is Enough
Janelle Sorensen of Healthy Child Healthy World has set the record straight on polycarbonate. She certainly speaks for me and thousands of families I’ve encountered during my BPA free quest when she...
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