Toxic Toys

Green U.S. Businesses Get A Boost From Toxic Toy Epidemic

LiveScience | Jeanette Mulvey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christmas, Green Living, Christmas Toys, Christmas Gifts, Green Christmas, Green Toys, Toxic Toys, Green News

The epidemic of foreign-made toxic toys making its way onto retail shelves might be best described as something out of a science fiction movie rather ...

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Great Opportunity to Protect American Families from Toxic Chemicals

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Lisa Jackson, Breast Cancer, Bisphenol A, Cancer, Toxic Substances Control Act, Babies, Phthalates, Toxic Toys, Green News

It doesn't require a PhD in chemistry to realize what's wrong with the current law. If you've ever tried to figure out if the baby shampoo you are buying includes chemicals linked to altered genital development -- then you already know.

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How Worried Should We Be About Every Day Chemicals?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, Adhd, Safe Chemicals Act, Autism, Tsca, Green Cleaning Products, Cancer, The Plastic Panic, Toxic Toys, Green News

Among the roughly 2,000 chemicals produced in quantities of more than a million pounds per year, only about 7% have undergone the recommended slate of basic toxicity studies.

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Green News Report -- May 11, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Another strin...

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The BPA Diaries: An Introduction

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Exposure to Chemicals, Water, Bpa Baby Bottles, Clean Water, Plastic Water Bottles, Nalgene, Toxic Toys, Water Bottles, Bisphenol A, Green News

BPA is a symbol of a much broader problem--our need to evaluate chemicals before they reach the marketplace, and to develop safer alternatives to chemicals we already know to be toxic.

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Embattled Blagojevich Signs Toy Warning Label Bill

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Children's products that contain small amounts of lead will have to come with a warning label alerting parents about the potentially toxic substance u...

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Toxic Toys: What Parents Should Know This Holiday Season

Sloan Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Lead, Toxic Toys, Holidays, Holiday Gifts, Green News

When you are out shopping for toys this holiday season, be sure to purchase from trusted manufacturers that go above and beyond regulations.

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"The Change" Our Children Need: REACHing for Kid Safe Chemicals

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plastics, Toxic Chemicals, Health, Hospitals, Cpsc, Cord Blood, Chemicals, Toxic Toys, Reach, Green News

At the local hospital near you, right now, babies are being born with over 200 industrial chemicals in their cord blood.

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Obammunism

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like the Chinese, Obama is a Communist. So you know what that means, right? Obama not only shared his toys, but he, like the Chinese, first tainted them with lead paint.

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Bipartisan Support for our Children -- It Has Happened!

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Children, Health, George W. Bush, Exxon Mobil, Cpsc, Environment, Lead Paint Toys, Regulation, Green Living, Bipartisanship, Chemicals, Toxic Toys, Phthalates, Green News

The final day of July 2008 may go down in history as the moment the tides of democracy shifted away from corporate cronyism and back to the people.

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China Blasts Obama Over Call For Chinese Toy Ban

CNN | Emily Sherman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lead Paint Toys, China Products, Chinese Officials, China Toys, Toxic Toys, Barack Obama, Business News

Angry Chinese officials are taking aim at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama over his statement that he would "stop the import of all toys...

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Greenpeace Smacks Microsoft, Nintendo For Using Toxic Chemicals In Video Game Consoles

BusinessWeek | Aaron Ricadela | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greenpeace is smacking Microsoft and Nintendo for using toxic chemicals in their video game consoles, while applauding longtime target Apple for impro...

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