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Toxic Chemicals Found in Slew of Baby Products

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted May 18th 2011 11:30AM

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A new report says highchairs, changing table pads, baby carriers, sleep positioners, rocking chairs and nursing pillows contain chemicals that could be dangerous to your child. Credit: Getty ...Of 101 baby products tested, one third were found to contain toxic chemicals.
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Pediatricians Want Government to Do More to Protect Kids From Toxic Chemicals

by Tom Henderson, Posted Apr 26th 2011 3:30PM

Pediatricians say the Toxic Substances Control Act is ineffective. Credit: Getty Images
Toxic chemicals are, well, toxic. They hurt kids and, dang it, the government really ought to do something about it.
So says the American ...Which chemicals are toxic? That's the rub.
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The Senate Halloween Special: Toxic Tales of Tainted Tots

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 26th 2010 4:00PM

Can you handle the (toxic) truth? Credit: Getty Images
Calling all paranoid parents! Check out C-SPAN this week. With any luck, you'll catch a Senate subcommittee discussing how chemicals Americans encounter in daily life might harm children -- ...This week the Senate hears horror stories of toxic chemicals found in everyday life that threaten our wee ones.
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Reebok to pay $1 million penalty for lead paint violation

by Sandy Maple, Posted Mar 18th 2008 2:36PM

Blaming China for all the lead-contaminated products they send to the U.S. is fair, I think. After all, they made the stuff, right? But what about the U.S. companies they make it for? The Consumer Product Safety Commission has promised to make these ...
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