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Why ‘BPA-Free’ May Be Meaningless
After years of campaigning, health advocates finally convinced many household product manufacturers to remove the chemical Bisphenol A, known as BPA, from items like receipts, plastic bottles and the lining ...
TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory
Basic Information Background Section 8 (b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to compile, keep current, and publish a list of each chemical substance that is manufactured ...
How Jessica Alba Proved Her Doubters Wrong
Even movie stars have to stare down skeptics when they're launching a company and seeking funding. Here's how Jessica Alba persevered--and wound up with a company valued at nearly $1 ...
Popular weed killer deemed probable carcinogen by UN
LONDON — One of the world’s most popular weedkillers – and the most widely used kind in the U.S. – has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency ...
His Chemical Romance: Tom Udall Teams Up With the Chemical Industry, With Explosive Results
Enviros thought this senator was on their side. Now they accuse him of shilling for the chemical industry. A lot of environmentalists are mad at Tom Udall. And they're surprised ...
From Climbing Mountains to Cleaning Couches: The Woman Eliminating Toxic Chemicals From Our Lives
Some challenges are worth taking on more than once. That's what Arlene Blum decided after realizing her work to reduce toxic chemicals in the home was in jeopardy. Arlene Blum ...
This drug, banned in Europe, Russia and China, may be in your lunch
f you eat meat in any country in the European Union, or even in China or Russia, you don’t have to worry about getting a dash of ractopamine with your ...
Foods You Should Eat Instead of Taking Vitamins
If you're eating a healthy diet, you shouldn't need all those bottles of vitamins The supplement chain GNC announced on Monday that it plans to overhaul its quality control systems ...
Banned pesticide sickens Delaware family at U.S. Virgin Islands resort
A Delaware family of four was seriously sickened after they were accidentally poisoned by exterminators using a banned pesticide at a luxury resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a newspaper ...
Fran Drescher: Prevention is the best cure
Fran Drescher is known worldwide for her portrayal of Fran Fine, the lead character (with a very distinctive voice) on the hit television series The Nanny. In addition to her ...
Spring Cleansing
Written by Sharyn Wynters Spring, (March through May in the Northern Hemisphere), celebrates rebirth. It is also Mother Nature’s detox season. The plant kingdom in the Spring is loaded with ...
Spring Cleaning
Written by Kristal Moffett This year I learned a wonderful new technique to help clean and freshen your living environment in a non toxic way. I tried this on my home ...
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