Protect Your Family
LDA’s Healthy Homes and Families Booklet shares tips on how to reduce your family’s exposure to toxic chemicals. Our webpage on lead includes fact sheets and
December 17, 2021
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Baby Food & Heavy Metals
95 percent baby food tested contains toxic chemicals that harm kid’s brains * What it means for babies’ health: The chemicals found in baby food –
November 18, 2021
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Lead
When it comes to chemicals, lead has one of the strongest links to neurological harm. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that can cause learning disabilities,
October 12, 2021
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Health Experts Call on Federal Agencies to Provide Mercury-Free Dentistry
A year after the FDA advises using mercury-free dental fillings for children, pregnant and nursing women, and people with neurological or kidney disorders, federal agencies
October 1, 2021
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Amalgam (mercury) dental fillings
Pregnant women, children and people with neurological disorders need access to mercury-free dental fillings. Like lead, mercury is a neurotoxin that can harm children’s brains.
September 22, 2021
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Over 50 Groups Ask White House to Take Action on Amalgam
For Immediate Release A full year after FDA recommends using alternatives to mercury dental fillings for children and most young women, federal bureaucracies providing and
September 21, 2021
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Safer School Supplies
Shopping for school supplies? Here are some tips for purchasing supplies that have less chemicals that can harm children’s brains, learning potential, and health. Look
July 14, 2021
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Big Win on McDonald’s & Burger King
LDA helps protect you from toxic PFAS chemicals Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals are used to make materials grease and water-resistant. These chemicals are
June 20, 2021
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Safe & Effective Cleaning Against COVID
COVID, Safe and Effective Cleaning & Disinfecting and Why Not to Use Foggers, Misters or Electrostatic Sprayers. Cleaners and disinfectants can contain chemicals that harm
January 21, 2021
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PFAS & Food Packaging
LDA helps protect you from toxic PFAS chemicals McDonald’s is joining other quick-service companies like Cava, Chipotle, Freshii, Panera Bread, Sweetgreen, and Taco Bell who
January 20, 2021
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