Get toxic chemicals out of products used by children
Bangor Daily News - 4/2/2009. Op-Ed by Heather vanFrankenhuyzen and Cathy Anderson. No small-business owner wants to make or sell dangerous and unhealthful products, just as no parent wants to worry about the safety of the products they buy for their children. As small retailers, we’re anxious to see an end to the stress and uncertainty over dangerous chemicals being used in the products we sell — especially in products designed for children.
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Flame Retardant Chemicals Taint All U.S. Coastal Waters
Environmental News Service - 4/1/2009. Chemicals used as flame retardants in consumer products since the 1970s now are found in all U.S. coastal waters and the Great Lakes, with elevated levels near urban and industrial centers, according to a federal government report issued today.
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Lawmakers Seek to Ban BPA in Food, Beverage Containers
Wall Street Journal - 4/1/2009. There’s a move afoot in Congress to ban the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, from food and beverage containers. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Edward Markey introduced similar bills last month to ban the chemical, which has been linked to breast and prostate cancers and reproductive problems in animals, from all food and beverage containers, and Sen. Charles Schumer introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban it from food and beverage containers for infants and toddlers.
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