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Z Recommends: Making Shopping Easier!

Posted on: Feb 29, 2008

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My friends at Z Recommends have gone beyond the call of duty in the name of BPA Free shopping. They partnered with Mobile Commons to make shopping for BPA Free products even easier, with text messaging! Head on over to Z Recommends for instructions and tutorials on how to use their service. Z Recommends is run [...]

Gerber Baby Food and Number 7 Plastics

Posted on: Feb 26, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, FAQ | 18 Comments

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When I started all this research business last fall I remember sitting in my mother in-laws house watching my sister in-law feed my little 6 month old niece. What should have been a peaceful act of watching my adorable niece eat Gerber pears suddenly turned to an internal question seminar when I glanced at the [...]

Z Recommends Has Done It Again

Posted on: Feb 26, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A | 2 Comments

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I’m not shy about my total love and adoration of the folks behind Z Recommends. They review toys and products and in the last couple years have become an invaluable hub of research and information surrounding Bisphenol-A in baby products. They’ve posted very comprehensive reports in the past and have done a new and improved [...]

More Phthalate Talk: Unscented Doesn’t Mean Safe

Posted on: Feb 25, 2008

Filed Under Articles, paraben free, Phthalates Info, Skin Care | 4 Comments

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I recently started a new cheat sheet for baby product lines that are paraben and phthalate free. Turns out there is more to the story and as I am finding (and my fellow mom friends are finding) there is more to think about when buying products for your kids. Melissa of Itsabelly pointed me to [...]

Dr. Browns Adds PolyPropylene Option in Spring 2008

Posted on: Feb 21, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Product Safety | 7 Comments

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I was tipped off by a reader (thanks Annilee!) about new developments from Handi-Craft, the makers of Dr. Brown’s bottles. I confirmed with the company too and then later noticed it posted on their website. Before catching wind of this BPA business, I used Dr. Browns polycarbonate bottles for months. I wish I would have [...]

Toymakers Eye on Phthalates

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008

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To echo the last post contributed by SafeMama Becky, I wanted to direct some attention to a related article I read this morning on CBS.com. I’m happy to see more and more attention being brought to the fact that consumers actions and voices are being heard and stores like Toys R Us are taking steps [...]

Toys “R” Us promises to reduce lead, phthalates

Posted on: Feb 19, 2008

Filed Under Phthalates Info, Product Safety, Toy Safety | 3 Comments

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I received this via email today and thought I would pass it along: February 15, 2008 A Message From Gerald L. Storch, Chairman and CEO, Toys”R”Us, Inc. Dear Valued Guest, At Toys“R”Us, Inc., kids are central to who we are and to what we do. Our commitment to their safety is non-negotiable. I wanted to [...]

Over 1 Million Discovery Car Seats Recalled

Posted on: Feb 16, 2008

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As I mentioned in my previous post, here’s some more information I ran across in my surfing. No leeching chemicals, but it’s important nonetheless. Always register your car seat so you can receive important product recall information. Evenflo announced a voluntary safety recall of the Discovery Infant Car Seat models 390, 391, 534,and 552. The [...]

NHTSA releases new car seat rating system

Posted on: Feb 14, 2008

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So I know that we normally talk a lot about bottles, teethers, and toys and such. But since we’re all about safety here, I thought I’d throw out a few things that I’ve run across recently. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a new ease-of-use rating system for car seats. Parents looking for [...]

Medela Responds to New York Times Article

Posted on: Feb 14, 2008

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I wrote the other day about an article in the New York Times that was addressing some findings a group called The Center for Environmental Health revealed about lead in baby products. I got an email from a representative of Medela on the article so I thought I’d share what she had to say: Hello [...]