In the News

• Why Not Irradiation & How Much Do We Want to Know about our Food?
  Mark Bittman writes an insightful editorial about irradiation for food, labeling food, how much do we want to know, will knowledge change our purchasing habits and the Food Safety Modernization Act. A lot of info/ideas packed into a short article. URL: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/irradiation-and-the-ick-factor/?hp
• Sunscreens Getting a Screening from FDA
  After 33 (!) years of consideration, the FDA is finally moving to reign in the sunscreen industry ($680 million dollars in US) and discredits industry claims of “waterproof.” Via New York Times Also, EWG.org has a great online tool to compare sunscreens and identify the best ones.
• Which Cleaners Are Not Coming Clean?
  The Not Coming Clean List and the back story about the New York State law requiring full disclosure and the Earthjustice lawsuit to enforce it.
• What kind of cynical world are we living in that allows the chemical industry to continue to put toxic poisons in our baby bottles, our food cans, and our receipts?
  This is a great question. Huffington Post’s Laurie David covers the recent discovery that the toxic chemical BPA coats store receipts. It is also found in Coke cans, other canned foods and plastic baby bottles. Why is the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) so grossly ineffective and what is congress going to do […]
• Consumer Guides to Help You Shop for Safety
  We are always looking for good lists to help us decipher labels and choose products without toxins. That is why we were happy to find Dr. Epstein and his site “Cancer Prevention Coalition” which — despite its name — gives the scoop on chemicals that cause cancer and other harmful effects, like hormone disruption. Dr. […]