If you are shopping for children’s toys this holiday season, you want to make sure that what you select is safe. One place to start is by going to the HealthyToys.Org website.
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Posted in Hazardous Chemicals on Nov 15th, 2008
Convenience At What Price?
There is no denying the convenience of being able to quickly microwave a frozen dinner or snack. However, recent testing has shown that certain products labeled as “Microwave Safe” leach Bisphenol-A when heated. The Journal-Sentinel newspaper ran tests on a variety of products and found that [...]
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Posted in Hazardous Chemicals on Nov 7th, 2008
The CBC recently broadcast a documentary entitled The Disappearing Male which explored the toxic threat to the male reproductive system, specifically looking at the chemicals we are regularly exposed to.
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Posted in Hazardous Chemicals on Sep 26th, 2008
Much of the news about the dangers of Bisphenol A has focused on newborns and young children. However, researchers are discovering that exposure to this chemical can pose many more health problems than originally believed. Exposure to Bisphenol-A has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, liver damage and as a potential cancer [...]
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