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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 [...]
Organics: Not Just For Health Food Stores Anymore
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008A few weeks ago, I attended a big trade show in Florida featuring a number of major U.S. retailers. I enjoy the opportunity to help retailers and distributors discover what Lafe’s is all about, but I also value attending trade shows because I learn what’s happening. What I learned at this last trade show was [...]
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 [...]
Austin Business Journal article on Lafe’s in Mexico
Monday, July 28th, 2008Did you know that there’s an increasing demand for healthy and green personal care products in Mexico?
There was a great article in the Austin Business Journal recently detailing our plans to make Lafe’s available in Mexico. It happened thanks to Austin Community College’s International Business Institute. We’re one of a select group of companies that [...]
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 [...]
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
Common Organic Compound Found in Many Household Products May Pose Health Risk to Breast Cells
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Just came across this bit in Newswise.com. The source for this article is the California Pacific Medical Center. Take a look . . . http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/539074/
People Love EA Free Baby!
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Well, I just got back from Expo West and it was so exciting to see all the companies starting to offer organic products. It’s what we’ve been doing for years, and it’s wonderful to see how universally organic ingredients are being embraced. The reception to our EA free baby products launch was absolutely phenomenal. As [...]