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BPA In Soft Drink Cans

Posted on: Mar 16, 2009

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This is something we’ve known about and mentioned a while back, but when it comes to BPA, sometimes, it just bears repeating. Yes, there is BPA in those soft drink cans you may have been chugging. Energy drinks, sodas, those cans of Ensure you might be downing in place of a meal, all cans [...]

Formaldehyde and 1,4 Dioxane in Baby Care Products

Posted on: Mar 13, 2009

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The Green-Internet is already buzzing about a new report that came out regarding toxic chemicals in childrens and baby skin care products. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics published a press release yesterday outlining their findings from independent studies and some tips on what to do. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested dozens mainstream baby care [...]

Dear SafeMama, The Two Days Late Edition (Inexpensive Shampoo)

Posted on: Mar 13, 2009

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I’m relatively new to being “green” but I’m trying to make good choices for my 9 month old little girl. Your site definitely helps! I’ve gone through your info about the safe baby care many, many times and the cosmetics database site trying to come up with a good, not insanely expensive brand of lotion [...]

SC Johnson phasing out phthalates in all products

Posted on: Mar 12, 2009

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This came across the newswire this morning and I thought I’d share it. SC Johnson company, the makers of many family and household products is taking the initiative to not only phase out all phthalates from all products, but going one step further in creating three different means to let their consumers know the ingredient [...]

EWG New Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides

Posted on: Mar 11, 2009

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I know many of us groan when we’re filling our carts with organic produce… the prices are astronomical compared to the other stuff. But the truth is there is “important” items to be bought organically and some that are safer to buy in the “regular” produce sections. But how does one remember which ones are [...]

BPA Banned in New York’s Suffolk County

Posted on: Mar 5, 2009

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I just saw this once I had a chance to sit down and catch up on some news reading. The Associated Press reported that lawmakers in Long Islands Suffolk County have voted on approving a ban on baby products containing BPA: GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in a Long Island county have voted to [...]

SafeMama Had A Dream

Posted on: Mar 5, 2009

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I was browsing through a Babies R Us catalog that came in with the mail this morning over breakfast. I turned to a page advertising baby bottles and splashed big across the top of the page it said BPA FREE! I had a little moment and I wanted to share it here. A little over [...]

Dear SafeMama: sterilizing baby products

Posted on: Mar 4, 2009

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With my first daughter, I sterilized her pacifiers in the microwave using Medela’s “microwave-safe” bags. If microwaving in plastic is no longer recommended due to leaching chemicals, how can I safely sanitize my soon-to-be next daughter’s (bpa-free) pacifiers? I am now at a loss to know what sterilization methods won’t leach any chemicals from both [...]

You Asked For It: Our Thoughts on Method Baby Products

Posted on: Mar 2, 2009

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We’ve been getting a lot of emails regarding Method Baby products, since they were released last year. At least 3-4 a week. At first, we wanted to do a little more research on them, and then, as we discovered more about them, kept putting it off. But we can’t really hide behind the curtain anymore [...]

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