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« Previous EntriesThe Dangers in Personal Care Products
Thursday, January 29th, 2009There’s more and more news coming out about the dangers of personal care products, echoing what we’ve been saying all along about why it’s important to be as vigilant about those types of products as you are with food and drink. Simply put, what goes on your body goes in your body. A recent article [...]
Some Disturbing News About Phthalates
Friday, October 10th, 2008There’s been so much focus on Bisphenol A lately (including on this blog) that it’s almost easy to forget the dangers of phthalates — which are also contained in plastic resins and can also disrupt hormonal activity. USA Today (courtesy of Liz Szabo, one of my favorite reporters out there right now) just posted news [...]
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
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/
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