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New Report Details Chemical Contamination in Our Bodies
Benefits of Breastfeeding
Breastfed children have higher IQs, say scientists
Chemicals found in breast milk
Working with pesticides impacts women's fertility
Hereditary contaminants spur scientific concerns
Bisphenol-A
BPA found in some cash register receipts.
Baby bottle chemical officially banned
Wal-Mart, Toys R Us to remove products with BPA
New report shows BPA leaches from baby bottles
Plastic ingested, study finds
Canadian retailer bans some plastic bottles
ABC News report on Bisphenol A
Glass baby bottles making a comeback
Proposed amendments would limit 'toxic toys' law.
Changes sought in SF's proposed 'toxic toy' law.
Cadmium
Lead
Heavy metals found in kids' face paints
Christmas lights found with potentially unsafe levels of lead
Lead tests raise red flag for lipsticks.
Latest CPSC recalls
Mattel recalls 1.9m potentially dangerous Chinese-made toys
Mattel recalls 1.9 million toys
Some Hoses Unsafe To Drink Out Of Due To Lead
Lead toxins in air
Concerns of chelation therapy, autism.
Mercury
PBDEs
PCBs influence allergy risk
Fighting for safety
Flame retardants slammed
Formulating environmentally friendly flame retardants
Study shows link between flame retardants in mothers to birth defects in baby boys
Assemblyman Mark Leno to Introduce Legislation to Ban Harmful Fire Retardants in Furniture and Bedding
Flame retardant study raises red flags for health risk.
Killer cocktails.
Perchlorate
EPA advisers seek perchlorate review.
Children Overexposed to Rocket Fuel Chemical
Pentagon pressured EPA on perchlorate
When dollars and health collide.
Q&A: Perchlorate.
Bill targets perchlorate in water.
PFCs
Killer cocktails.
Phthalates
Study finds moms share phthalates with their babies
Phthalates worsen skin allergies in newborn mice exposed through their mothers
Beauty industry removing phthalates from cosmetics.
New Assessment Highlights Effective Mercury-Free Alternatives
Prescription drugs can deliver high doses of phthalates
Bush signs bill banning lead from children's toys
Safe Alternatives to Baby Lotions and Wipes
Safe Alternatives to Baby Lotions and Wipes
Ban on Toxic Toys becomes law!
From the mouths of babes
PVC
“NEW SHOWER CURTAIN SMELL” DANGEROUS TO HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Volatile Vinyl
Victory! Target agrees to phase out PVC!
High level of lead found in PVC toys.
FAQs
What You Can Do
Good hygiene decreases exposure to toxic chemicals
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Healthy from the Start
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Use Your Purchasing Power
Cleaning products increase asthma risk, claims new research.
Pretty ugly: cosmetics ingredients linked to breast cancer?
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News
TARGET TO SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE USE OF TOXIC PVC IN INFANT PRODUCTS, CHILDREN’S TOYS, SHOWER CURTAINS, PACKAGING
Study links cat disease to flame retardants in furniture and to pet food
Mattel recalls 1.9m potentially dangerous Chinese-made toys
Press Releases
“NEW SHOWER CURTAIN SMELL” DANGEROUS TO HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Baby Bottles Leach Toxic Chemical, according to New U.S. and Canadian Study
TARGET TO SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE USE OF TOXIC PVC IN INFANT PRODUCTS, CHILDREN’S TOYS, SHOWER CURTAINS, PACKAGING
California Assembly Passing Bill to Ban Cancer-Causing Fire Retardants in Furniture
Assemblyman Mark Leno to Introduce Legislation to Ban Harmful Fire Retardants in Furniture and Bedding
New national campaign to seek tougher U.S. radiation, chemical exposure health protection standards
Mothers, Children and Concerned Citizens Protest at Local Albany Target Store With 20-ft Inflatable Rubber Ducky
MOMS in the News
11.07.07 - Poison Me Elmo? What Parents Can Do About Toxic Toys
5.1.07 - Parents edgy over plastic turn to glass baby bottles
9.19.07 - Fighting Fire Retardants with Fire
3.21.08 "Toxic Toys" on PBS Now
8.27.07 - One Mom's Message to the Chemical Industry: Don't Mess With My Milk!
6.06.07 - Safety First
3.25.07 - Mothers protest Target's toxic toys
2.23.07 - Rising levels of flame retardants spur bans
11.06.06 - Fed up with breast-milk contamination, mothers form a national activist group
10.20.07 - U.S. Public at Risk from Radiation
The Milky Way
MOMS Update & Mini Survey
Moms speaking up for the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act
Making it count
Winter 2008
Summer 2008
Archive
2007
August 2007
May 2007
2006
December 2006
MOMS Update
MOMSpot: Cynthia Li
Tips for a Safe and Sustainable Holiday
Book Review: The Complete Organic Pregnancy, by Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu
November 2006
Take Action: Tell President Bush to Protect The Most Vulnerable Against Radiation & Toxic Chemical Exposure
MOMS Tells Target to Phase Out PVC
Community Gathers to Fight Local Polluter
The MOMSpot: Joanna Colwell
September 2006
Take Action: Ask Hillary Clinton to stop NY polluters
What Schools Have To Learn About Going Green
The MOMSpot: Anita Jackson
August 2006
The MOMSpot: Katie Silberman
Home Sick Home
Libraries warn of lead in toys they gave away
MOMS News
Take Action!
June 2006
The MOMSpot: Jennifer Juday
What I learned in summer school about sunscreen
Lake nets mercury-ridden heritage
Join the MOMSquad!
Honoring Mom
May 2006
Keep chemicals out of kids!
The MOMSpot
Trash talk: Now, that's just garbage!
Perchlorate found in produce from around the world
Movie review: Toxic Bust -- Chemicals and Breast Cancer
April 2006
My Body's Burden
The MOMSpot: Nicole LoBue
How does your garden grow?
Recalled chocolate contained lead
February 2006
Send a postcard to Avent America!
MOMS event with Sandra Steingraber inspires parents to take action
The MOMSpot: Michele Hammond
Running The Numbers: Which Plastics Are Safe?
Study finds toxins gain potency when combined
MOMS in the news!
2008
Guide to PVC-free school supplies
Summer 2008
CFLs and mercury exposure - What you need to know
MOMSpot: Ashley Streetman
Campaign Update
Tell us what you think!
Book Review: Raising Baby Green, by Alan Green, M.D.
MOMSpot: Dana Clark
May 2008
Winter 2008
Recent News
Working to ban dangerous chemicals.
BPA concern at Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and others.
Subsistence diet not safe from toxins.
Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap.
Pollutants remain in Americans’ blood despite bans
PCBs influence allergy risk
Monitoring turns up toxins in air around school
New Assessment Highlights Effective Mercury-Free Alternatives
EPA advisers seek perchlorate review.
Chemical 'risk' to future fertility.


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