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Consumer Reports finds elevated levels of BPA in canned foods. Finding boosts the case for eliminating BPA in
food and beverage containers. C'mon Washington state, let's pass the Safe Baby Bottle Act this year!
Source: www.latimes.com
A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A, or BPA, across a range of foods, including some that ...
Washington Toxics Coalition What's a consumer to do? First SIGG, now Gaiam announces their aluminum bottles contain BPA. Use stainless steel for now and ask your legislators to ban BPA in beverage containers!
Gaiam Admits Aluminum Bottles Leach Bpa At Nearly 20 Times Siggs Levels || ZRecommends: Consumer res
Source: www.zrecommends.com
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Trick
or Vote: Sign up and join volunteers from the No On 1033 campaign and
the Washington Bus Project as we get out the vote to defeat I-1033 on
Halloween -- this Saturday!
Source: no1033.org
Fill out the form below and sign up and join volunteers from the No On 1033 campaign and the Washington Bus Project as we get out the vote to defeat I-1033 on Halloween!
Washington Toxics Coalition Wow! In this article about tweens and breast cancer, an oncologist suggests early exposure to chemicals, such as BPA and dioxins, can lead to breast abnormalities and cancer. Another reason to ban BPA!
Source: www.cnn.com
Weiss, a breast cancer oncologist, suggested that everyday pollutants such as chemicals including bisphenol A and dioxins could bombard hormone receptors, causing abnormalities in the breast.
Washington Toxics Coalition Here's a frightening report on toxic chemicals in face paints from our friends at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Check it out and be safe this Halloween!
Source: safecosmetics.org
Ghosts and goblins are not the only scary things lurking around this Halloween: the lack of cosmetic safety regulations in the United States is pretty frightening, too.A new report by the Campaign for ...
Washington Toxics Coalition Healthy Halloween Tips from WTCs monthly e-newsletter "Growing Up Green" Any ideas to add? How about costume pics?
Source: www.watoxics.org
Trick or Treat!? Costumes and candy are two fun ways to celebrate, but unfortunately, they can be loaded with harmful chemicals. Luckily, choosing safe products this Halloween has never been easier. There are many fun and easy ways to create your own safe alternatives. ...
Washington Toxics Coalition Babies everywhere are crawling to Washington, DC to say "NO" to toxic chemicals in household products. Join the crawl and help demand change, and invite other to do the same! These babies cannot stand, but they stand for something. MillionBabyCrawl.com
Source: www.youtube.com
Babies are getting on soapboxes to demand toxic chemical policy reform from Congress, and to rally support for The Million Baby Crawl.
Washington Toxics Coalition Tim Eyman is at it again. I-1033 is another one of his schemes that will severely cut funding for environmental programs, education, and essential services, like fire and police. Be sure to find 1033 on your ballot (it's hidden in the bottom left-hand corner under the instructions) and vote NO!
Source: w.watoxics.org
Tim Eyman's latest initiative, I-1033, will undermine this great work and have disastrous effects on Washington's ability to protect families and the environment from toxic chemicals, restore Puget Sound, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Washington Toxics Coalition Scientists say FDA is dragging its feet on BPA. Clearly, we can't leave this important public health issue up to FDA. Washington State should pass the Safe Baby Bottle Act and ban BPA now!
Source: www.jsonline.com
The government is wasting millions of dollars by examining the effects of a common household chemical that has already been the subject of more than 900 studies, say 33 scientific experts on bisphenol A.
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Hey health care providers! Check out this critical study on toxic chemicals in doctors and nurses to learn why providers are joining the campaign for stronger standards on chemicals. If you're in WA State, you can help now by signing up to talk with your legislator: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5121
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Another reason to get rid of bisphenol A: Study for the first time links human behavioral impacts with BPA exposures, finding exposures to BPA in pregnancy causes girls to become more aggressive and boys to became more
anxious and withdrawn.
Source: www.sciencenews.org
Researchers have just linked prenatal exposure to bisphenol-A – a near-ubiquitous industrial chemical – with subtle, gender-specific alterations in behavior among two year olds.
Source: www.saferstates.com
A fascinating article at Grist.com takes at look at how endocrine-disrupting chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA), flame retardants (PBDEs), PVC and phthalates are correlated to the obesity epidemic.
Anna Porter Scary!! It's glass shower doors for us!
Washington Toxics Coalition
Is your shower curtain polluting Puget Sound?
It might sound ridiculous but it’s true. Our new study shows that toxic chemicals from products, like
shower curtains, are hitchhiking on our clothes and heading
down the drain to Puget Sound by way of washing machine rinse water. We have no time to waste.
Please urge Governo...r Gregoire to act now to prevent pollution from entering Puget Sound. http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5121
It might sound ridiculous but it’s true. Our new study shows that toxic chemicals from products, like
shower curtains, are hitchhiking on our clothes and heading
down the drain to Puget Sound by way of washing machine rinse water. We have no time to waste.
Please urge Governo...r Gregoire to act now to prevent pollution from entering Puget Sound. http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5121
Source: www.watoxics.org
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