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The Bisphenol A Roller Coaster Takes Another Dive

July 15, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babies, babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, chemicalpolicy, children, infantformula, kids, KSCA, pregnancy, reproduction, simplesteps, sippycups

What does "known to cause" mean to you? Does it mean "beyond a reasonable doubt"? Or "clear and convincing"? To a scientist like me, this type of legal-speak is baffling, yet we were hearing a lot of it from the...continued

The artisan toymaker’s CPSIA exemption guide

February 6, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
children, COC, CPSC, CPSIA, craft, exemptions, kids, lead, petition, phthalates, shopping, simplesteps, stores, thrift, toys

Last Friday, the CPSC issued a stay of the testing and certification requirements for lead and phthalates.  As a result, toy manufacturers and sellers small and large will NOT be required to test or provide COCs (certificates of compliance) for...continued

Sarah Janssen
Sarah Janssen
Staff Scientist
San Francisco
I grew up in the rolling hills of rural northern Illinois – in a small...
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