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FDA Defends Plastic Linked To Health Risks
9/17/2008
The Food and Drug Administration defended Tuesday a controversial compound found in plastic baby bottles and in food packaging. A major study has linked bisphenol A to possible risks of heart disease and diabetes.

Tighter Lead Rule for Kids' Items
9/15/2008
All children's products must meet a new, tougher lead standard by Feb. 10, regardless of when they were made, according to a legal opinion expected to be released today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's general counsel.

FDA Declares Bisphenol-A Plastics Chemical to be Safe, Relying on Industry-Funded Studies
9/6/2008
(NaturalNews) Testifying before the Senate, FDA Associate Commissioner for Science Norris Alderson insisted that products made with bisphenol A (BPA) are safe, even though a number of studies have implicated it as a carcinogen and hormone mimic.

Parents reject toxic chemicals, some plastics
9/5/2008
They say the science may be uncertain, but they don't want to take chances with their little children's health

The Chinavore's Dilemma
9/1/2008
NEWS: Pathogenic snacks. Deadly dog chow. Toxic seafood. Why is the FDA looking the other way on Chinese food imports?

Product recalls
8/31/2008
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced these recalls: Greenway Home Products of Northwood, Ohio, is recalling 44,000 countertop water dispensers. The internal heating element could overheat and drop molten metal through ventilation openings in the water dispenser's base onto the countertop, posing a fire hazard. The internal heating element also poses a shock hazard to consumers who touch it through the vents.

Ban on lead in toys now law; parents say it's about time
8/15/2008
The United States now has the world's strictest ban on lead in toys. The new law, welcomed by toy buyers, parents and retailers alike, comes just a year after lead paint was a major factor in the recall of 45 million toys and children's items, many from China.

Product Safety Law Signed Today Bans Toxic Toys
8/14/2008
WASHINGTON, DC, August 14, 2008 (ENS) - Praise poured in from all quarters today as President George W. Bush signed into law a bill that bans lead paint and phthalates in products intended for children under the age of 12 - the strictest such law in the world.

Despite Additive Ban, Some Parents Voice Worry
8/2/2008
The federal ban will take effect six months after President Bush signs it, which he is expected to do in the next several weeks. That means it would not be in place until after the holiday season. Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, and Toys R Us, the largest toy seller, have said that by January their shelves will be free of children's products containing BPA and phthalates.

Senate Sends Sweeping Product-Safety Bill On to Bush
8/1/2008
Historic legislation that would remove toxic chemicals from toys and put a more powerful and better-funded cop on the beat to police the safety of consumer goods is on the verge of becoming law.

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