http://watoxics.org daily 1 2010-04-05T18:21:35Z http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-toxic-free-toys Need a quick break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays? Check out our kids singing about what they want for Christmas...toxic-free toys! No publisher lmikesell Environmental health Parents and Kids Toxic Toys 2010-12-21T19:49:55Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/tips-to-avoid-toxic-tris As you’ve probably seen in many of our recent posts, toxic Tris flame retardants are bad news. Exposure to Tris has been linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and nervous system harm. By being mindful with certain purchases, you can try to limit your family’s exposure to these dangerous chemicals and reduce your toxic body burden. No publisher lmikesell Parents and Kids Toxic Tris 2012 Legislative Session, Toxic-Free Kids Act Activists Toxic Flame Retardants Environmental health Toxic-Free Tips 2011-12-20T18:08:51Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/28-states-to-consider-toxic-chemicals-legislation-in-2012 The past couple years have seen unprecedented changes in the toxic chemicals landscape across the United States. In the past nine years, over 80 chemical safety laws have been passed with an overwhelming margin of bi-partisan support in statehouses across the country. No publisher lmikesell 2012 Legislative Session, Toxic-Free Kids Act Activists Chemical Industry Environmental health 2012-01-30T22:08:44Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/emergency-emails-needed-to-senate As you read this the chemical and toy industries are fighting tooth and nail to block legislation that would help prevent diseases like childhood cancer. Just last week they killed a House bill, championed by health advocates, that would help protect kids from cancer causing chemicals like cadmium, Teflon chemicals and formaldehyde that are still used in products kids use every day. No publisher anna Parents and Kids Toxic-Free Kids Campaign Activists 2011 Legislative Session Children Safe Products Bill of 2011 Environmental health Toxic Toys 2011-02-24T18:45:41Z News Item http://watoxics.org/healthy-living/healthy-families/growing-up-green/2011holidayguide The holidays should bring fun and good cheer, not worries about whether toxic ingredients in toys or other products may harm our loved ones. Before you go shopping, check out our tips for picking out the healthiest gifts for children and others this holiday season: No publisher lmikesell Environmental health Parents and Kids Toxic Toys Safer Products 2011-11-15T21:11:14Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toy-companies-to-disclose-toxics-in-toys-under-new-state-program Children’s health advocates today applauded the Washington State Department of Ecology’s (Ecology) first-in-the nation program that will require manufacturers of toys and other children’s products to report whether their products contain certain harmful chemicals. No publisher ivy 2010-01-28T22:33:58Z Press Release http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/toxic-free-kids-legislation-hits-committees This week, committees in both the Washington state House and Senate held hearings on the Children’s Safe Products Bill, new legislation to help protect children from toxic chemicals in products they use every day. The new bill would require manufacturers whose children’s products contain chemicals of concern to research alternatives- a common sense step in making kid’s products safer. No publisher lmikesell Toxic-Free Kids Campaign Parents and Kids 2011 Legislative Session Children Safe Products Bill of 2011 Environmental health Toxic Toys 2011-01-28T18:16:41Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/lets-end-the-toxic-toy-story PVC is nasty stuff. Every stage in its life cycle involves the production, use, and release of toxic chemicals, with some of the culprits including dioxin, mercury, lead, cadmium, organotins, and phthalates. Is that what we want our kids playing with? No publisher lisa Activists Safer Chemicals Safer Products Parents and Kids Environmental health Toxic Toys 2010-12-27T19:09:45Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/alls-not-fair-in-love-and-war No one said the road to protecting children from toxic chemicals would be easy. It’s a fight worth fighting for, but it’s a fight nonetheless. We came face to face with what our opposition was capable of, in the form of a "front group” known as Citizens For Fire Safety (CFFS). This group will stop at nothing to defeat the Toxic-Free Kids Act as their latest tactic shows. No publisher lmikesell Activists TDCPP Safer Chemicals 2012 Legislative Session, Toxic-Free Kids Act Parents and Kids Policy Makers Safer Products Toxic Flame Retardants Environmental health Chemical Industry 2012-02-22T23:11:12Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/toxic-free-future-for-our-children As any first time mother can tell you, many of your old values and long-held perspectives and beliefs shift by the time your baby gives you that first, innocent smile. For me, that change took the form of having my eyes opened to many of the problems facing children all over the world, and especially those that will affect my family. No publisher lmikesell Toxic-Free Kids Campaign Parents and Kids 2011 Legislative Session Children Safe Products Bill of 2011 Environmental health Toxic Toys 2011-02-02T23:13:27Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/update-toxic-free-kids-act-moves-forward Neither snow, nor ice, nor wind, nor rain, could keep supporters of the Toxic-Free Kids Act from Olympia and the State Capitol last week. And it's a good thing because it was quite a week in Olympia for the legisaltion. No publisher ivy 2012 Legislative Session, Toxic-Free Kids Act 2012-01-25T21:10:09Z News Item http://watoxics.org/2011holidayguide The holidays should bring fun and good cheer, not worries about whether toxic ingredients in toys or other products may harm our loved ones. Before you go shopping, check out our tips for picking out the healthiest gifts for children and others this holiday season: No publisher lmikesell Environmental health Parents and Kids Toxic Toys Safer Products 2011-11-16T17:22:38Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/toxic-toys-legislation-passes-out-of-senate-committee We’re one step closer to passing legislation to keep Washington kids safe from toxic chemicals. Today, the Senate Environment, Water, and Energy committee voted to pass the Children's Safe Products Bill out of committee! No publisher lmikesell Children Safe Products Bill of 2011 Toxic-Free Kids Campaign Toxic Toys 2011 Legislative Session 2011-02-09T20:13:40Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/mickeys-toxic-toys As 2010 winds down, many of us at WTC are taking some time off before we head into the 2011 legislation session. Our policy director is currently on vacation in Florida with her family for some much needed rest and relaxation. She’s having a great time but she also discovered that even at “The Happiest Place on Earth” her family can’t escape toxic chemicals! No publisher lmikesell Heavy Metals Safer Chemicals Safer Products Parents and Kids 2011 Legislative Session Activists Toxic Toys 2010-12-27T19:22:49Z News Item http://watoxics.org/toxicswatch/high-levels-of-arsenic-in-organic-baby-formulas-raises-concerns A new study revealing high amounts of arsenic in organic brown rice syrup has been all over the news this week. Brown rice syrup is used as a sweetener in many organic foods, and the discovery that their baby’s formula could contain dangerous levels of arsenic has sent many parents through the roof. The Dartmouth study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, measured arsenic levels in infant formulas, energy shots, and cereal bars. No publisher lmikesell PBTs Environmental health Parents and Kids Pesticides 2012-02-23T18:18:45Z News Item