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Feinstein's call for BPA ban bill riles lobbies
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's insistence that a sweeping food safety bill include a ban on bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to line food cans, threatens a top White House priority. The California Democrat contends that any legislation aimed at protecting food safety should include limits on the compound, known as BPA.
Study: Public Confused, Misinformed about Vitamin D
The anti-skin cancer community has been concerned that the recent attention accorded vitamin D might prompt people to forego sun protection in order to obtain the benefits of what’s called the “Sunshine Vitamin.”
Screw the Tan Lines, Time for Sunglasses
According to All About Vision, an eye care journalism site, the UV Index developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) has made many Americans more aware of the risks of sunburn and skin cancer from the ultraviolet radiation, but when it comes to eye protection are we just not listening?
The Five Worst Environmental Pollutants in Your Beauty Products
Because Whole Foods is a pioneer in natural personal-care, even issuing new organic labeling guidelines to their suppliers, we asked them to tell us the top five most environmentally noxious ingredients used in personal-care products, and why we should avoid them.
A (video) Green Guide to Pregnancy
But for those among us with little reading time (parents in general!), this new video about environmental health during pregnancy covers a lot of ground on four topics in a mere 20 minutes...
President's report links chemicals to cancer
This morning, the President's Cancer Panel released its 2010 report. The report is remarkable not so much for its core finding that chemical exposures are a major factor in human cancer, but rather because of its source — an authoritative and bipartisan body — and because of the strong linkages it makes to our failed chemicals policies.
Breast Cancer Risk Lowered by Fish Oil, Study Says
They found that women who regularly used fish oil supplements had a 32 percent reduced risk of developing the most common form of breast cancer. Of the total number of women in the study, 880 developed the disease.
Myths & Facts About Sun Protection
A number of news stories have appeared in the last few weeks proffering advice on avoiding skin cancer. While we are delighted to see the media cover this important issue, we’re concerned about the number of inaccuracies reported.
Hold the Mayo, Extra Pesticides
Over the past decade, organic produce sales have soared from 3 percent of the retail produce market in the U.S. in 2000 to nearly 11 percent last year, to $9.5 billion. According to surveys by the Organic Trade Association, organic produce's precipitous trajectory barely slowed when the global financial crisis took hold in late 2008.
Whole Foods Organic Claims: Company To Make Personal Care Products Prove Their Organic Claims
Whole Foods has taken its knocks, but no one can doubt that the company has been a leader in pushing forward progressive policies that are good for the earth. The Austin-based grocer's latest move is to require third-party certification by June 1, 2011 for personal care products and cosmetics that make an "organic" claim.
Nation's Cosmetics Industry Calls for Greater FDA Role in Oversight of Ingredients in Personal Care Products
In a groundbreaking initiative intended to enhance existing protections for millions of American consumers, the nation's cosmetics industry today announced plans to support legislation that would strengthen and modernize regulatory oversight of the industry and create a greater role for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in assessing ingredient safety for personal care products.
U.S. groups target 20 possible causes of cancer
The American Cancer Society and three federal agencies named 19 chemicals and shift work on Thursday as potential causes of cancer that deserve more investigation. The group published a report with the backing of international experts who said the 20 potential causes they identified had fairly good evidence that they may be a danger and deserved more follow-up.
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