Wednesday, January 16, 2013

10 Harmful Chemicals to Avoid: New Post at Parents.com

Here's an informative article just posted today by Keely Savoie on Parents.com. It details 10 toxic chemicals in our homes, communities, and lives, and how we can avoid them. Keely explains why each chemical is harmful and how to avoid it in detail. This is super helpful for busy parents who want to find their information in one place.


She writes about arsenic (which we have heard so much about recently in rice and apple juice), formaldehyde, mercury, BPA, phthalates, flame retardants, fluoride (so much controversy!), pesticides, lead, and perchlorate.  

Keely contacted me for this article and I am quoted in the opening paragraph:

"In the U.S., we are a toxic dumping ground for unsafe products," says Katy Farber, founder of Non-Toxic Kids (Non-ToxicKids.net). "Many parents are exhausted by trying to keep up with what to avoid and what to do. The Safe Chemicals Act would shift the burden to where it belongs."