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Dirty Pretty Things Two major cosmetic companies will omit harmful chemicals from products		18 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Dirty Pretty Things Two major cosmetic companies will omit harmful chemicals from products Revlon Inc. and L'Oreal USA have pledged to follow the European Union's relatively strict new anti-toxics rule in formulating their perfumes, hair dyes, makeup, and other products for sale in the U.S. The two companies were convinced to take the step by San Francisco's Breast Cancer Fund, which wants to shield American ...
Topics: business, green living, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Non-Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones EPA finds possible risks in Teflon, will study further		13 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Non-Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones EPA finds possible risks in Teflon, will study further The U.S. EPA yesterday released the preliminary results of its inquiry into the health effects of a chemical used in making Teflon, saying it found "a potential risk of developmental and other adverse effects" but also that there are "significant uncertainties" in its assessment. The agency has calle ...
Topics: business, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

Sorry, Wrong Number On which plastics to avoid	Umbra Fisk	13 Jan 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Since you only mention #1 plastics as being safe, I'm assuming I should throw out the #4 I just purchased? Sylvia Ann Arbor, Mich. Dearest Sylvia, I confused and frightened and annoyed many of you on the issues of food and plastic. I'm sorry -- #4 is OK, as are #2 and #5. Honestly, I can hardly keep the numbers straight myself. I thought about a rhyme ("four and two are fine for you"), but I can't com ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, toxics (all these topics)

Oh You NAS-ty Boys NAS report on safe perchlorate levels creating controversy		11 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Oh You NAS-ty Boys NAS report on safe perchlorate levels creating controversy A National Academy of Sciences panel report on safe levels of perchlorate -- an ingredient in rocket fuel, firecrackers, and road flares -- in drinking water has some enviros up in arms. The report, released yesterday, suggests that levels of perchlorate about 20 times higher than the U.S. EPA's proposed guid ...
Topics: National Academy of Sciences, toxics, United States, water pollution (all these topics)

Nalgene Therapy On plastic water bottles, again	Umbra Fisk	10 Jan 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, After slurping away from a Nalgene bottle all summer, you struck me with the fear of petrochemicals. So I did some quick research on my own. My conclusion is that your Aug. 2 column is misleading, even though I'm very sympathetic to your argument regarding plastics. Upon inspection, I learned that most of my Nalgene water bottles are made of plastic #2, HDPE, which you suggest is relatively benign. Perhaps you ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, toxics (all these topics)

How toxic is your breast milk?	Lisa Hymas	09 Jan 2005	Gristmill
A nice treatment of this topic in today's New York Times Magazine, from Florence Williams. When we nurse our babies, we feed them not only the fats, sugars and proteins that fire their immune systems, metabolisms and cerebral synapses. We also feed them, albeit in minuscule amounts, paint thinners, dry-cleaning fluids, wood preservatives, toilet deodorizers, cosmetic additives, gasoline byproducts, rocket fuel, termite poisons, fungicides and flame retardants. If, as Ci ...
Topics: food, green living, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Re-Bay eBay joins tech companies to launch electronics recycling program		07 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Re-Bay eBay joins tech companies to launch electronics recycling program Wondering what to do with that old Commodore 64 or Macintosh II gathering dust in your basement? According to an eBay survey, you're not alone -- some 50 percent of American households have unwanted PCs in storage. That's why the online auction giant has launched an electronics recycling program they call Rethink. In a par ...
Topics: business, green living, recycling, toxics, United States (all these topics)

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