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    • FDA Over the Moral Wall

    Thursday, December 18th, 2008

    In a stunning indictment, the Environmental Working Group, a Washington D.C. pro-environment lobby group, lambasted the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) for a recent uncovered secret document that stretches the imagination. The email that EWG sent out yesterday stunned even a jaded person like me. It read:
    “On Friday, December 12, the Environmental Working Group made public [...]

    Phthalates in Your World

    Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

    One of my favorite organizations in the fight against our toxic world is the Environmental Working Group. They send out regular emails about issues relating to our environment and today’s was particularly interesting as it had a link to their Enviroblog talking about phathalates, that insidious plasticizer that is in all of our bodies.
    Here is [...]

    Pesticides and Autism – More Data Supporting My View on the Effect of Toxins

    Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

    At the AutismOne conference back in 2005, I was in room #2 talking about the link of multiple toxins and autism. In room #1 was Dr. Rasheed Buttar who was all about mercury. I told my audience that one day, the multiple toxin theory was going to be in room #1 eventually, maybe not with [...]

    A Win For The Good Guys – Phthalates Being Banned in California

    Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

    Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a ban on the use of the common toxin and plasticizer phthalates from being used in any product that would come in contact with children under the age of 3. This hormone disruptor is showing up in urine samples of way too many people and has already been shown [...]

    Toxic Toys – Find Out Which Are Safe, Which Are Not

    Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

    Toxic toys have been in the news and most parents are rightfully paranoid about the safety of their child’s play things. The non-profit Ecology Center launched a website called the Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys. You can nominate toys for testing as well.
    Currently, each toy gets an overall rating as well as [...]