Another victory for American consumers! On June 2, the state of California Senate voted to ban bisphenol A (BPA) from the packaging of baby food and beverage products. You remember BPA, right? It’s that carcinogenic, endocrine disruptor compound found to leach out from plastic bottles (including baby bottles!) and food packaging (including baby formula!).
Well, it [...]
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A bill (Senate Bill 1065/ House Bill 890) being pushed in Tennessee is requiring that all pregnant women be tested for alcohol and illegal drug use as part of their prenatal care.
While at first glance, the proposed law seems benevolent enough, it is a very controversial bill, with the question as to whose rights have [...]
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is strongly supporting the passage of the GEstational DIabetes Act (S. 907/H.R. 1544) or the GEDI Act for short and it is asking you to help out.
Gestational diabetes occurs in pregnant women who are not diabetics but whose blood sugar levels increase during pregnancy. According to the ADA, about 4% [...]
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