Photo by John Kratz Are you making a list and checking it twice to see which toy companies have been naughty or nice this year? Worried which companies still produce toys with lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic or other toxic chemicals in them? Help just appeared. Today, Healthy Toys.org issued its expanded Consumer Guide to Toxic […]
You’ve Got Green Mail, the after Thanksgiving Gobble-up
Photo by permission of Shira Gal I am hoping that you are enjoying my “you’ve got green mail” feature. It was a little quiet on the comment front on my first Green Mail article . Did you like the copper faucets and door handles article about how cooper zaps those nasty virus bugs away? I loved that one. Today, […]
Natural Pod: Toys that Are as Environmentally Safe as Nature Intended
Check out my Natural Pod giveaway gift certificate below! Christmas season is almost here. But it seems like yesterday, that the Safe Toy Database was introduced. Just last holiday season the creation of this Database brought to the fore-front the reality that are children have been playing with unsafe toys. Wouldn’t it be nice to […]
Sign the Petition to Overhaul the Toxic Sustance Control Act
Photo by Laura Askelin by permission During the Christmas holidays, HealtyToys.org tested and created a database of the safety of 1200 toys. See my story, Toy Database, A Christmas Present for Parents. Since then there has been over 7000 nominations for toys to be reviewed. However, simply addressing the toxic chemicals in our children toys […]
Toxic Toy Database, A Christmas Present for Parents
Do you know what chemicals are lurking in your child’s toy chest? Or perhaps under your Christmas Tree? With recent recalls of toys containing lead and the government not regulating the type and amounts of chemicals contained in our children’s toys except for lead paint, is it safe to buy toys anymore? In answer to […]
