Everyday chemicals may be harming kids, panel told – CNN.com
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Of the 84,000 chemicals on the market today — many of which are in objects that people come into contact with every day — only about 1 percent of them have been studied for safety, Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Tuesday.
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Logged in to comment.Luschka posted a comment on the link Everyday chemicals may be harming kids, panel told – CNN.com: 1 year, 6 months ago
I have been telling anyone who would listen to avoid baby products with SLS in – because SLS was created as an engine cleaner in the early 1900’s and now we bath even our newborns in it. There’s no PROOF that it’s carcinogenic, but perhaps that’s because we haven’t tested it yet. Thanks for sharing this info! (oh, SLS = Sodium Laureth/Lauryl Sulphate. It’s in most of the baby stuff you buy commercially.
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Love this post - I can totally identify with the lack of domestic gene angle!
Some excellent advice here
What a tragic story, wanted to post it here to help Carrie in her quest to spread awareness- Don't tell me things like this...
- This is pretty vital info - pregnant again after 6 weeks - it doesn't bear thinking about!
expatmom posted a comment on the link Everyday chemicals may be harming kids, panel told – CNN.com: 1 year, 6 months ago
Yes, this article is about the States, but is also sooo applicable to the UK and Europe. We worry about eating organic food, but how closely do we look at the ingredients in our cosmetics, face creams, household cleaners, air fresheners, etc? A lot of the ingredients in the most popular brands are in fact, toxic.