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Toxic: Are You Being Poisoned?

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Toxic Hype: Are the mainstays of a modern girl's life—water bottles,…

BPA in your canned foods: Soup to avoid this cold and flu season

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A disturbing study by Consumer Reports revealed the presence of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in nearly all of the name-brand canned foods recently tested in their labs, including some that were labeled "BPA-free" and others labeled "organic."

5 Ways to Make Your Kitchen BPA-Free

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By now you may have heard of the controversy surrounding Bisphenol-A (BPA), the plastic hardener whose harmful effects on humans—especially infants and small children—have been well documented.…

In The News: SIGG Finally Gets It

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When SIGG neglected to alert consumers that their old bottles contained BPA, bloggers sounded off, and Facebook and Twitter users spread the word. The lesson to companies? In the Internet age, moms will use every available resource to keep their families safe. By Kelly…

Warning: BPA Found in Baby Food Jars

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Is this dangerous for our babies?

The estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A is widely found in baby food sold in glass jars in Canada, according to a survey conducted by

How Sen. Gillibrand is Trying to Keep Your Baby Safe

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Bath-time basics: soap, water ... formaldehyde? A recent study finds carcinogens in baby-care products, and New York's Senator Kirsten Gillibrand responds with legislation to ensure that products are safe. We caught up with the senator to find out what she's doing to make bathtime safe again.

By Lexy Schmertz

Are we exposing our kids to harmful chemicals in the bathtub? Turns out that many common baby shampoos and bubble baths contain known carcinogens—formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane, according to a recent study by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.

Even more shocking is that the same companies that tout their products as "gentle" and "pure" are not required by the Food and Drug Administration to list these harmful chemicals, because they aren't considered ingredients in the products, but rather contaminants that develop post-manufacturing. Common preservatives release formaldehyde over time, according to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. And 1,4 dioxane is a by-product of a chemical-processing technique called ethoxylation, in which cosmetic ingredients are processed with ethylene oxide.