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A Toxic Declaration

JohnW — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:07:15 +0000

The federal government (Canadian, of course) declared bisphenol A a toxin today. This official declaration falls under the Canadian Enviromental Protection Act. Most of the big retailers (Sears Canada, Rexall Pharmacies and Hudson’s Bay Company just to name a few) have fallen in line and started to pull plastic products containing BPA off the shelves. Imagine if they did that at Walmart here in the states. (Yes, I shop at Walmart ). Half of the store would be empty!
If you want to start pulling items off your shelves, and replacing them with quality, non BPA food containers, water bottles and baby bottles, then check out www.HealthyKitchenware.com.

The EPA & You.

JohnW — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:29:45 +0000

Below are listed 6 principles that the EPA Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, mentioned in a speech not long ago in San Francisco.

Principle #1: Chemicals Should Be Reviewed … on Sound Science.

Principle #2: Manufacturers Should Provide EPA with the Necessary Information… that New and Existing Chemicals are Safe.

Principle #3: Risk-Management Decisions Should Take into Account Sensitive Subpopulations.

Principle #4: Manufacturers and EPA Should Act in a Timely Manner.

Principle #5: Public Access to Information Should Be Strengthened.

Principle #6: EPA Should Be Given a Sustained Source of Funding.

Nothing too radical here. It’s interesting to note that she is trying to enlist the support of the American Chemistry Council to implement her reforms. They are part of the “BPA belongs in baby bottles” faction. It should be interesting to see what happens.

Next time you go shopping…

JohnW — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:12:26 +0000

Have you noticed any really fat babies in the mall lately? I have. Infact since 1980 obesity in infants under 6 months had risen 73 percent according to a study released by the Harvard School of Public Health.

Furthermore, Japanese scientists have discovered that bisphenol A (the building block of hard, polycarbonate plastic, including that in baby bottles) stimulated the proliferation of existing fat cells among other things

You connect the dots.

So, if you’re pregnant or have little ones crawling around, it might be a good idea to get rid of any plastic baby bottles, Teflon frying pans and plastic wrap laying around your kitchen.

What’s that triangle mean on the bottom of my plastic milk bottle?

JohnW — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:43:59 +0000

If you’re like me, I’ll buy organic milk over the conventional stuff any day of the week. Even if it’s in a plastic bottle. Should I be buying cow’s milk in the first place? That’s a subject for another blog.

Anyway, make sure that the top is on tight and tip it over so you can see the bottom. You’ll notice a triangle with a number in the middle of it. If it’s got a 3 or a 7, don’t warm the bottle up. It’s probably using bisphenol-A, which tends to leach from certain plastic polymers.

By the way, my milk bottle has a 2 in the middle of the triangle.
Also, to be on the safe side if you have little ones crawling around, always use a glass baby bottle.