Here are the highlights on this study done by the Center for Disease Control, and called attention to by the Environmental Workgroup:
Trace amounts of perchlorate contamination was found in samples of formula being tested
No names of brands were released, but most of the contamination came from formula derived from cow’s milk
Perchlorate is a chemical mostly [...]
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For five days this fall, USA TODAY teamed with scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland to analyze 40 toxic chemicals in the air near America’s schools. Although the government checks the quantity of 6 smog-producing chemicals in the air, many high-risk area are not monitored, and only 3% of America’s schools [...]
Tags: air quality, benzene, cancer, EPA, Johns Hopkins, pollution, smog, USA Today
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What?s in your food? – A primer on artificial food additives.
In this series, we?ve been exploring the issue of the health effects of artificial food additives from a study on hyperactivity to food coloring.
In this part, we look at preservatives.
According to the FDA:
?In its broadest sense, a food additive is any substance added to food [...]
Tags: artificial sweeteners, aspartame, BHA, EPA, FDA, food additives, food preservatives, food safety, healthy eating, MSG, Nutra Sweet, Nutrition, Parenting, sodium benzoate
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