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News: BPA stays in body longer than once thought

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009

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As if there weren’t enough issues regarding BPA, a new study has shown that BPA lingers longer in the body than they once thought: “What this study shows is that either we are getting exposed to a lot more BPA than we thought, or it’s hanging around longer than we thought, or both,” said lead [...]

Dear SafeMama: Returning to a website near you

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009

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I’m sure that you’ve noticed that Dear SafeMama kind of took an unexpected hiatus. With both of us ending up expecting our second children in the spring/summer, we’ve both been feeling a little hazy. The first trimester for me brought extreme exhaustion and fog. Poor Kathy, who was hot on my heels, not only had [...]

Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup

Posted on: Jan 28, 2009

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If you needed another reason to avoid high fructose corn syrup in your food, then here it is. One of my favorite blogs Eco Child’s Play tipped me off to a new study that revealed that “Mercury was found in nearly 50% of tested samples of commercial high fructose corn syrup” according to an article [...]

Review: Better Life Floor Cleaner and Scented What-EVER

Posted on: Jan 27, 2009

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I’ve sung the praises of Better Life’s cleaning products in the past and I am still a loyal user. Since discovering their products and the wonderful things they do I’ve been trying to be creative and figure out ways to apply them to cleaning scenarios they weren’t necessarily designed for. Soon I won’t have to. [...]

Review: Lusa Organics Wipe Juice

Posted on: Jan 23, 2009

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As often as possible, I try to do cloth wipes. One, to save some money on the insane amount of wipes we seem to go through in this house, and two, given that we’re already using cloth diapers 85% of the time, it just makes sense. Doing cloth wipes is super easy. I use baby [...]

SafeMama Review: Chem Dry carpet cleaners

Posted on: Jan 21, 2009

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We’ve gotten a TON of requests from our readers regarding safer professional carpet cleaning. I’ve been searching, and actually did find a company that a friend used in California, but they’re a limited franchise, and I was unable to find them anywhere else. Great if you live in the bay area, not really great if [...]

Review: ThinkBaby Feeding Set

Posted on: Jan 20, 2009

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As a mom to a 3 year old attending preschool, food storage came to the forefront of my focus lately. He’s already outfitted with a safe lunchbox, but I wanted to make sure the food inside was wrapped safely, while being reusable to reduce waste. I got the chance to try out the new [...]

FDA Warns Against Salmonella Outbreak in Peanut Butter Products

Posted on: Jan 18, 2009

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(Updated 1-20-09) Just a heads up to our fellow SafeParents regarding the recent slew of recalls and announcements regarding a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in the U.S. Some of you may have heard it already but this was relatively new news to me so I thought I’d share just in case. Sample results from a plant [...]

Vicks VapoRub Unsafe for the under two crowd

Posted on: Jan 16, 2009

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There’s been a warning issued this week, to parents who are using Vicks VapoRub on children under the age of two. The popular cold remedy Vicks VapoRub may cause airway inflammation that can restrict breathing in infants and toddlers, a new study says. Doctors at Wake Forest University started their study after treating an 18-month-old [...]

SafeMama Review: Road’s End Mac and Chreese

Posted on: Jan 16, 2009

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In my never-ending quest for allergen-free alternatives to what all the other kids are eating, I stumbled upon products by Road’s End. Road’s End is an organic, environmentally-friendly company that specializes in plant-based versions of ”comfort food”. Their product packaging is all recycled materials and they strive to recycle and reuse as part of their operating procedure. What drew me [...]