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Testing for Toxic Toys Saturday February 9, 2008 WTNH News Channel 8
Hartford (WTNH) _ Some of the most popular toys have been pulled off store shelves, but parents are still worried about the ones their kids are playing with at home.
That's why many turned up today in Hartford for a free toy test.
Dozens of kids showed up with dolls, board games and even sippy cups to be tested by the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice.
A hand held-analyzer is placed directly on the toy and it gives a reading in 30 seconds. The device is able to measure for 26 elements including lead.
Recent recalls of toys containing high levels of lead spurred many parents to show up for today's event.
Baby Bottles May Pose Health Risk
Saturday, February 9, 2008 By Annie Rourke WTNH News Channel 8
Study: Bottles sold at Target leach toxic chemical
Saturday, February 9, 2008 by Scott Whipple The New Britain Herald
HARTFORD — Public-health and science-based groups have called for an immediate halt to the sale and manufacture of bottles containing bisphenol A. The toxic chemical, also known as BPA, leaches from plastic baby bottles when heated, according to a study released Thursday by environmental- health organizations in the United States and Canada.
EU Gets Tough on U.S. Imports: State Manufacturers forced to adapt to new European regulations that ban toxic chemicals
February 4, 2008 By Mary Johnson Hartford Business Journal
As the public grows increasingly aware that potentially hazardous chemicals are found in commonly used products - such as shampoo. upholstery, and children's toys - it has become more than a health or environmental concern.....Read More.
Duff, Advocacy Groups Seek Toxic-Free
February 4, 2008 By Jill Bodach The Norwalk Hour
State advocacy groups are hoping the legislature will pass a bill that will keep toys with lead and other toxins from reaching retail shelves in Connecticut.....Read More.
Going Green, One Shade at a Time
January 21. 2008 By Maria Sanzo, MSN, RN, CPN, with Kathy Visinski, MSN, RN Advance for Nurses
Common household cleaners and other items pose potentially serious health risks to you and your family......Read More
Safety Coalition Sets Up Toxic Toy Alert
December 6, 2007 By JILL BODACH The Norwalk Hour
The Truth Is, Toys With Toxins Are Still Out There
December 5, 2007 By Kathleen Megan The Hartford Courant
The nonprofit center also found other chemicals such as cadmium, arsenic and mercury in a small percentage of the toys, as well as toys made with polyvinyl chloride, which often contain toxic additives, such as phthalates. Wolfson said the national commission "respects and takes seriously information brought to our attention by state agencies and by consumer organizations that focus on additional children's toys that are in the marketplace and may pose a danger to children."
Consumer Group finds Lead, Arsenic in Toys
December 6, 2007 By Ken Dixon The Connecticut Post
HARTFORD - Consumer activists who tested toys for dangerous chemicals have found lead paint, arsenic and cadmium in many of the 1,200 toys they recently tested, the Connecticut Citizen Action Group announced Wednesday. The CCAG, along with the Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut and environmental action groups throughout the country, said that while some toys had high levels of the heavy metals and chemicals including arsenic, most others have been deemed safe.
Group Urging 'Green' Cleaning
November 22, 2007 By Daniel E. Goren The Hartford Courant
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) members to demonstrate with mops and brooms before Hartford City Council meeting, urging the adoption of a "Green Cleaning Resolution".... ..read more
Dangerous Chemicals Found in Connecticut Moms
November 21,2007 by ERIC PARKER Eye Witness News 3
Mothers tested for a variety of toxic chemicals receive startling results. Includes VIDEO...read more
Biomonitoring: What Lies Within
November 21,2007 By NANCY K. CREVIER The Newtown Bee
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NEWS at Ten Visits the Hartford City Council
November 20, 2007 By JOHN CARLTON Fox 61 News at Ten
Green Resolution Cleans Up at Hartford City Council. Watch Video
Be Afraid of What You're Made Of, Study Says
November 8, 2007 By WILLIAM HATHAWAY The Hartford Courant
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Toxics are US
November 8, 2007 By MELINDA TUHUS The New Haven Independent
Senator Toni Harp participates in biomonitoring project .....Read More
What Chemicals are We Exposed to Daily?
November 8, 2007 NECN
To watch the video, click on the link, then scroll down in the box until you see a Rubber Ducky
Connecticut Mothers Test Positive for Toxins
October 12, 2007 By JILL BODACH Norwalk Hour
A report released Thursday by two consumer advocacy groups gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "kiss of death." E-mail Sarah Uhl to ....Read More
Swear Off Cosmetics Until We Are Sure They Are Safe
October 17, 2007 By SUSAN CAMPBELL Hartford Courant
Meanwhile, back on Earth, a mother's lipsticked kiss shouldn't be dangerous. There is no safe level of lead in the body, said Mitchell...Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Report: Lead Found in Lipstick
October 12, 2007 By JILL BODACH Norwalk Hour
A report released Thursday by two consumer advocacy groups gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "kiss of death." E-mail Sarah Uhl to Read More
Kemp Urges Use of Healthy Products
September, 2007, The Berlin Citizen
The usage of healthy cleaning products and practices has been recommended for adoption by the Town Council, according to Roger L. Kemp, Town Manager. Many levels of government have adopted such policies as improper cleaning products and practices may result in potential negative impacts on both human health and the environment. E-mail Sarah Uhl to Read More
Activists: Children At Risk From Pesticides
April 19, 2007 By JOEL LANG Hartford Courant Staff Writer
A lawn or playing field treated with chemical pesticides is like a grass "rug on drugs" that endangers children's health, Dr. Jerome Silbert, a pathologist turned environmental activist said... Read More
Bills expand schools pesticide ban
April 18, 2007 KEN DIXON kdixon@ctpost.com
HARTFORD Health professionals teamed up with several lawmakers Wednesday to support pending legislation that would ban toxic lawn pesticides at middle and high schools. State law prohibits the chemicals at public and private preschools and elementary schools, but advocates say the bill should be expanded. Read more
Earth Day Call to Action: Protect CT School Children from Toxic Pesticides
April 17, 2007 Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut Press Release
(Hartford, CT) In keeping with the spirit of Earth Day, Connecticut legislators, health professionals and child advocates gathered today to urge passage of bills that would help protect children from toxic lawn pesticides used on school grounds.
Coalition warns of dangerous chemical in children's cosmetics
February 15, 2007, Page A01 by Jeffery Kurz, Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN - The products' names are cuddly enough - such as Huggies Natural Care Baby Wash Gentle and Tear Free, or Johnson's Tigger Bath Bubbles - but they're now the focus of a toxic debate.
A new Connecticut health coalition is warning consumers that the products contain a potentially cancer-causing chemical. The coalition is calling for tighter government regulation of products marketed for children and for the cosmetics industry. Read More
1,4-dioxane: It's nasty stuff
February 16, 2007 Commentary Jeffery Kurz
The media has taken criticism for global warming coverage, by those who say too much credence has been given for far too long to naysayers, those who don't think humans are to blame, or others who don't think a degree change here or there makes much of a difference anyway. Now we're watching things that aren't supposed to melt melt. Read More
The Hour
Saturday, February 10, 2007 By Jill Bodach
REGION -- A newly-formed coalition of health, labor, environmental justice and consumer groups is seeking support for several bills that its members say would better protect the health of children and communities.
The Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut launched formally just a few weeks ago but already has a set of bills in legislation that the coalition and its member groups are supporting...Read More
Kids soaps contain traces of carcinogen
February 9, 2007 Abram Katz , Register Science Editor, New Haven Register
American parents are unknowingly bathing their children in soaps and shampoos that contain traces of a probable cancer-causing chemical, according to tests commissioned by a coalition of Connecticut environmental groups.
Fifteen of 24 childrens bath products tested revealed small amounts of 1,4-dioxane, a compound the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined was a "probable human carcinogen" in 1995. Read More
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