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It's been a few weeks without a BPA story, so here goes: Four parents in Ohio have sued Evenflo, Avent America, Handicraft, Playtex Products, and Novartis for using bisphenol A in their baby products. They're seeking class action status. [Washington Post]

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lawsuits

First BPA Class Action Lawsuit Announced!

It begins! A woman in California, no doubt under the expert legal advice of people who only have her best interests at heart, has filed a lawsuit against Nalgene alleging that they "knew, but downplayed risks, that a toxic substance in its popular... plastic sports bottles could leach into the bottles' contents and sicken consumers." The woman says she used Nalgene bottles for herself and her two daughters for years.
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7:34 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Chris Walters
4,783 views, 29 comments

health

Canada May Become First Country To Classify BPA Toxic

Canada is about to become the first country to declare bisphenol-a (BPA)—used in baby bottles, drink containers, and as a liner in cans—a toxic chemical, reports the New York Times. An anonymous source has said that the work by Canada's chemical review program to list BPA as a toxic chemical "was complete and was recently endorsed by a panel of outside scientists." The announcement is expected any time between today and the end of May. More »

1:39 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Chris Walters
3,849 views, 36 comments

Latest by n/a: And Also, It's not just the number 7 in the recycling triangle you need to worry about, although it is considered to be the worst. Number 1 you should use once, and then throw away, like a water bottle, Do more »

law

Charges Filed Against Importers Of Toxic Toothpaste

On Tuesday, the city of Los Angeles and the FDA charged the heads of two U.S. importing companies with 14 counts each of "receiving, selling and delivering an adulterated drug," for their roles in importing and distributing over 70,000 tubes of toothpaste containing diethylene glycol (DEG) instead of glycerin. "Each count carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine." More »

12:04 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Chris Walters
1,546 views, 16 comments

toys

Toys Are Super Dangerous!

We can probably all agree that there haven't been enough tainted-toy stories this year, so the Wall Street Journal is reporting that tests on about 1,200 toys by consumer and health organizations have revealed that about a third contain not just lead but "other potentially harmful chemicals, including mercury, cadmium and arsenic." Oh, they must be talking about the new Bratz Heavy Metal dolls, R'senic and Mercurie. More »

1:02 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Chris Walters
786 views, 18 comments

cpsc

Dangerous Sealant Recalled, Replaced By Just-As-Dangerous Sealant

It's been more than two years since the CPSC first became aware of problems with the spray-on sealant Stand 'n Seal—it contained a chemical that can cause extreme respiratory problems in some customers, but was only partially recalled by the manufacturer and then replaced with another product with the exact same chemical—but the CPSC has yet to issue any fines to the company, writes the New York Times. It's yet another example of how an underfunded, underpowered CPSC fails to protect the public from reckless companies who swap ingredients, lie, and hide important data in order to protect their bottom line. More »

2:27 PM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Chris Walters
1,131 views, 3 comments

Latest by n/a: I contracted bronchial asthma from such a sealer, possibly a bit before the '05 recall of this stuff. If anyone decides to go for an old fashioned class action suit, I'll have to see if the contractor has any records more »

Toxic Lead Paint Prompts Recall of 967,000 Fisher-Price Toys Sorry kids, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price are recalling Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and 83 other types of fun toys that happen to be covered with toxic lead paint from China.

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finger-pointing

Thomas The Poisonous Tank Engine Recall Fallout Continues

Today's New York Times has an interesting article about the process of assigning blame in the recent Thomas the Tank Engine recall debacle. Whose fault is it? The company that outsourced the manufacturing to China, RC2? The company that holds the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine, HIT Entertainment? Both? Neither? More »

1:56 PM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Meg Marco
4,444 views, 25 comments