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Eco-Consumers and Health

November 1, 2007

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
consumer-product, cosmetics, endocrinedisruptors, lead, phthalates

On Halloween day, 43,000 sets of "Ugly Teeth" party favors were recalled due to dangerous lead contamination. This piles on top of recalls of candy collection buckets, Frankenstein drinking goblets, and more lead-tainted toys. Now that's really a Halloween scare!...continued

Why Won't Toxic Lead Just Go Away?

October 12, 2007

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
children, consumers, cosmetics, CPSC, EPA, gasoline, health, lead, lipstick, metals, poisoning, product

So today we learn that lead is in lipstick. In recent months we've read about lead in children's toys, lunchboxes, contaminated candy, children's costume jewelry, and many other common products in our homes. Will it ever end?Since the days of the...continued

Gina Solomon
Gina Solomon
Senior Scientist
San Francisco
I've been a Senior Scientist at NRDC for twelve years, and my work is focused on protecting people...
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