BPA
« Previous Entriesstate of Minnesota bans BPA
Friday, May 22nd, 2009It’s exciting to see the recent flurry of activity regarding the banning of BPA. Last month, Minnesota became the first state to outright ban the use of BPA and the City of Chicago passed a recent ban on BPA as well. Even more good news, the EPA will now require pesticide manufacturers to test certain [...]
95 Percent of Us Positive For Bisphenol A
Friday, October 3rd, 2008I ran across an article on Yahoo’s Shine online publication, reprinted from Eating Well, with four interesting facts to help you determine whether or not you should be concerned about your use of plastics and Bisphenol A. Included in the article was one particularly startling fact — according to a 2005 Center for Disease Control [...]
More Scientists and Consumer Advocates Weighing In on BPA Debate
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008There was very interesting news in the Bisphenol A debate yesterday — as detailed in this USA Today article, more and more scientists and consumer advocates are coming forward in the debate over whether or not the chemical is safe. A published article just released in the Journal of the American Medical Association links Bisphenol [...]
New Developments in the U.S. Government’s Bisphenol A Debate
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Several weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration declared that Bisphenol A did not pose a threat for humans, despite a growing number of observers sounding their concerns. Now, it seems that the U.S. Government is reconsidering — this new MSNBC article reports on the National Toxicology Program repeating its initial findings from April. They [...]
Lafe’s Baby Line is Here!
Monday, August 25th, 2008We’re excited to announce that we’ve finally done it! Our long-anticipated line of baby products is on its way to stores. The line includes baby shampoo and bodywash, massage oil, baby lotion, bug spray and mother-to-be deodorant — all at least 95 certified organic (thus earning the USDA’s prestigious green seal) and all contained in [...]
COMMONLY USED BABY SKIN CARE PRODUCTS CONTAIN CHEMICALS THAT PUT INFANTS AT SUBSTANTIAL RISK
Monday, June 2nd, 2008I came across this article by Dr. Darlene McCord and it confirmed a lot about what many of us in the natural products industry have been describing for years. I would like to publicly thank Dr. McCord for her fine research.
Here is the link: http://www.darlenemccord.com/baby-skin-care.html
And here is the article in full:
COMMONLY USED BABY SKIN CARE [...]
Austin American-Statesman Interview
Friday, May 2nd, 2008It was great to be a part of this article from the Austin American-Statesman on our friends at PlastiPure who developed the EA Free resin we are using in our baby products packaging coming out in May. Check it out!
Another Amazing AP Story on BPA and Effects of Plastics
Friday, April 18th, 2008I almost can’t keep up with the influx of news surrounding the potential harmful effects of BPA in plastics. I urge you to read yesterday’s Associated Press story.
BPA is Getting Major Media Attention
Friday, April 18th, 2008Check out this very interesting piece that ran on NPR on April 16th:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89695229
I also came across this bit of news . . . it just keeps coming . . .
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=14790
The Today Show Highlights Harmful Effects of BPA
Thursday, April 10th, 2008We knew it was only a matter of time before major media would begin to pick up on the story of how harmful chemicals in plastic bottles could be having powerfully negative effects on people, specifically expressed through hormonoal dysfunctions. Please take a look at their story on Bisphenol A which just aired:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24035626/