TIP TOPICS --KIDS & TOXICS
Protecting the Most Vulnerable & Using Healthier Alternatives
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO EDUCATE PARENTS & OTHERS ON HOW TO PROTECT KIDS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THEIR TOYS & OTHER PRODUCTS!
WHY TAKE ACTION? It makes no sense to continue to expose children to chemicals that raise such serious questions when alternatives are readily available and in use around the world. Do you want your children or grandkids to be subjected to suspect carcinogens and hormone while waiting for 100 percent certainty about their safety? Could you look them in the eye if they developed any of the health effects about which we’ve been warned?
THE BEST PROTECTION FOR OUR KIDS IS EDUCATED CONSUMERS!
HERE’S HOW TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION:
UTILIZE THE GOOD INFORMATION DESCRIBED THERE AND PASS THE FLYER ALONG TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING.
2. GET ON THE NEW KIDS & TOXICS E-MAIL LIST & RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON PROTECTING YOUNGSTERS..
3. VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THE “HEALTHY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE” FLYER, AND CHECK OUT OUR HEALTHY SCHOOLS WEB PAGE AT: http://toxicsinfo.org/healthyschools.htm
4. CONTINUE TO PASS ON INFORMATION TO FRIENDS & FAMILY, INCLUDING THE NEW ASTHMA LINKS& PEDIATRICIANS WARNING FLYERS
5. CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR TO HELP WITH FURTHER ACTION. Liberty Goodwin, Director, Toxics Information Project (TIP), E-Mail: liberty@toxicsinfo.org, Tel. 401-351-9193.
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ARTICLES ON KIDS & TOXICS AND HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVES
Buyers At Risk: Christmas Season Of Toxic Recalls, By Mark Schapiro. www.toxicsinfo.org/kids/Buyers%20At%20Risk.htm (Must read article on consumer safety) Mark's book, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What’s at Stake for American Power, is available from us at the TIP Store.
SEE “SAM SUDS & THE CASE OF THE POISON PLASTIC”, THE HILARIOUS CARTOON ON AVOIDING PVC (POLYVINYL CHLORIDE),
GO TO: chej.org/campaigns/pvc/projects/sam-suds/
Toys
All I want for Christmas Are Some Lead-Free Toys
Time Magazine Tips for Safe Toys
USPIRG Trouble in Toyland 2007 Report
Toxic Toys, by Mark Schapiro
Less Toxic Fire-Resistant Sleepwear
Greenpeace 2003 Toy Report Card
Autism
Autism and Endocrine Disrupters
Treatment Tips: A Brief Overview of Common Problems and Fixes
Making the Link Between Chemicals and Learning Disabilities
Autism: It's Not Just in the Head
Autism in Children Linked to Environmental Factors
Babies
FDA Petition on Bisphenol-A in Plastic Baby Bottles & Food Packaging
Folate Shields the Fetus Against a Chemical in Plastics
New C8 (Teflon, PFOA) Study Finds Baby Development Problem
Endocrine Disruptors
New Study: Common Air Fresheners Contain Chemicals That May Affect Human Reproductive Development
Sex Education: A Primer on Chemicals, Fertility, and Reproduction
Germs
Too Clean? Fight Against Germs Fuels Allergy Increase
War on Bacteria is Wrongheaded
Phthalates (plasticizer chemicals which make plastics soft)
The Association Between Asthma and Allergic Symptoms in Children and Phthalates in House Dust
Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Banning Chemical in Toys
Toxic Phthalates Found in "Phthalate-Free" Products
Schools
Green Schools Offer Healthier Classrooms and Might Boost Test Scores
Is Dissection Necessary in Rhode Island Schools? Do Kids Have to Participate? Why is This a Health/Environment Issue?
Which Plastics are Safe for Lunchbox Use?
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New England Inhalant Prevention Coalition update, 3/07
2006 Articles
One in Six High School Students Has Asthma
Toxic Elements Found in Cord Blood
AMA: Kids Exposed to Pesticides on School Grounds
A Mother's Story of Pesticide Poisoning
Calcium Can Reduce Effects of Lead Exposure
Children, Pesticides and Schools
Children Harmed when Pesticides are Used at School
EPA Sued Over Children's Exposure to Pesticides
Inhalant Abuse, the Silent Epidemic
Inhalants Kill, a mother's plea. A different reason to throw away that can of air freshener.
Is Pollution Making Our Minds Melt? / Drawings by Yaqui Kids
Non-Toxic Treatment for Head Lice
Plastic Baby Bottles — Are They Safe?
