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    Common Food Additives Harm Children’s Health, Pediatricians Warn

    Common Food Additives Harm Children’s Health, Pediatricians Warn

    A pediatricians’ group representing 67,000 U.S. doctors published a statement and report Monday warning about the impact common chemicals in food and food packaging are having on children’s health, The Globe and Mail reported. The American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement expressed concern over a growing body of research linking chemicals commonly added to food […]

    Would You Like Some Phthalates With Your Sandwich?

    Would You Like Some Phthalates With Your Sandwich?

    By Brian Bienkowski Don’t feel like cooking tonight? A new study may change your mind. In a study of more than 10,000 people in the U.S., researchers found that people who frequently eat out at restaurants, cafeterias and fast food joints have phthalate levels about 35 percent higher than people who mostly eat food bought […]

    One Mom’s Campaign to Save the Swimmers

    One Mom’s Campaign to Save the Swimmers

    By Stacy Malkan “I want grandkids one day, so sperm is important to me because I’ve got three young boys,” said mom, author and social media genius Leah Segedie in a video introducing her “Save the Swimmers” campaign. “This is where my youngest rolls his eyes at me and says, ‘I know Mom. Avoiding plastics […]

    Toxic Toys? After Nine Years, a Ban on Harmful Chemicals Becomes Official

    Toxic Toys? After Nine Years, a Ban on Harmful Chemicals Becomes Official

    Phthalates are a particularly harmful type of chemical, used, among a range of other ways, to soften plastic in children’s toys and products like pacifiers and teething rings. In response to mounting concern about the serious health impacts of phthalates—most notably, interference with hormone production and reproductive development in young children—Congress voted overwhelmingly in 2008 […]

    Worried About Phthalates: ‘Just Don’t Eat Foods in Boxes’

    Worried About Phthalates: ‘Just Don’t Eat Foods in Boxes’

    A reporter asked: I was wondering if you could share your thoughts with me about the new study finding phthalates in boxed Mac & Cheese. Should consumers be afraid of just Mac & Cheese, considering phthalates are ubiquitous and found in almost every food we consume? What are your recommendations? Here’s what I said: The […]

    Toxic Industrial Chemicals Found in 10 Types of Macaroni and Cheese Powders

    Toxic Industrial Chemicals Found in 10 Types of Macaroni and Cheese Powders

    Laboratory testing of 10 varieties of macaroni and cheese products has revealed toxic industrial chemicals (known as phthalates) in the cheese powders of all of the tested items, according to the Coalition for Safer Food Processing & Packaging, a national alliance of leading public health and food safety groups. In recognition of National Macaroni and […]