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Paper Product Poisoning

19 hours ago ago from A Tent for the Sun

Our world is full of harmful chemicals that invade our bodies through the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breath. These toxins wreak havoc on our body systems and eventually accumulate in the cells where they cause all sorts of illness, from migraines and joint pain to cancer and dementia. It is my firm belief that man-made toxins are one of the primary causes of disease today and that if we were to remove many of the ...

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900,000 CHILDREN’S NECKLACES, CHARM BRACELETS RECALLED BY CARDINAL DISTRIBUTING DUE TO LEAD POISONING HAZARD

16 hours ago ago from Luxury Blog Spot

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm tiffany jewelry named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. NAME OF PRODUCT: Children's Charm Bracelets and Necklaces UNITS: About 900,000 IMPORTER: Cardinal Distributing Co., of Baltimore, Md. HAZARD: The paint on this ...

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A&A Global Industries Recalls Children’s Bracelets Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

15 hours ago ago from Jewellery's web blog

Name of Product: Children's Groovy Grabber tiffany Bracelets Units: About 4 million Manufacturer: A&A Global Industries, of Cockeysville, Md. Hazard: The paint on the metallic band beneath the decorative cover contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recalled bracelets are made of flexible metal ...

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Children of Gaza

17 hours ago ago from luna17

See HERE for an insightful and moving report on the effects of Israel's military assualt - which began on 27 December 2008 - on the children of Gaza. The 23-day war in numbers (statistics from the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme): • 1,420 Palestinians killed, 446 of them children • 5,320 injured, 1,855 of them children • 4,000 houses destroyed; 16,000 houses damaged • 94.6% of children aged six-17 heard the sound of sonic ...

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Educational Toys To Help Your Kids Discover The World This Christmas

11 hours ago ago from Pets Addicts

Educational toys are an essential issue to contemplate for the development of your child's mental faculties, and so they are an ideal concept for Xmas presents this year. There are a quite a number of marvellous products that feature an educational part to them, and many of them are made thus that the children rarely realize they are being taught precious lessons that will facilitate them become a more rounded and well adjusted person. ...

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3 Companies to Stop Using a Chemical

15 hours ago ago from The New York Times

Three manufacturers of a commonly used fire retardant have voluntarily agreed to phase out its production within three years in a pact with the Environmental Protection Agency . Environmentalists have long advocated a ban on the retardant decabromodiphenyl ether, or DecaBDE, which is used widely in consumer electronics, furniture and textiles, among other items. It has been found to be a potential carcinogen and to be toxic to the nervous ...

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Regulators postpone testing of toys for lead

13 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business

A U.S. panel on Friday delayed for a second time the requirement that children's products, including toys, be tested for lead content. The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to delay the requirement until 2011. The panel in January voted to push back for a year toy-testing rules that were to take effect earlier this year, following complaints from manufacturers and toy sellers that the rules were confusing and expensive. The latest ...

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Robyn O'Brien: Healthy Food: Where Hope Begins

19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

Remember that Shel Silverstein poem? Listen to the "mustn'ts", child, listen to the "don'ts". Listen to the "shouldn'ts", the "impossibles", the "wont's".. .. Today's headlines are starting to remind me of that poem. It feels like the world has been thrown into a cuisinart. We've got eye-popping mortgage delinquencies , and we've got record bonuses on Wall Street. We lead the world in healthcare spending , and we lead the world in ...

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Procter & Gamble recalls Vicks DayQuil capsules

19 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com

CINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling 700,000 packs of Vicks DayQuil capsules because they are not childproof. The consumer product maker, based in Cincinnati, said Friday the affected products do not contain child-resistant packaging, despite labeling claims on the box. The issue only affects DayQuil Cold & Flu 24-Count LiquiCaps Bonus Pack. Consumers can identify the product by the yellow flag in the top-right corner that ...

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