Baby Food & Heavy Metals
94 percent baby food, fruits and vegetables tested contain heavy metals that can harm kid’s brains * No child should be exposed to lead or
August 15, 2022
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How to Keep Your Family Safe in the Sun this Summer
Who doesn’t want to be in the sun right? Sun provides vitamin D and is a boost to our moods. Those are both very good things for sure, but we still need to be careful. Here are a few ways to keep your family safe while you enjoy the sunshine this summer.
May 26, 2022
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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,
March 27, 2022
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Best Buy eliminates toxic flame retardants from TVs
Updated Feb 2022:Best Buy announced they are banning organohalogen flame retardants from all of their newly designed models of Best Buy’s Exclusive Brand televisions
February 17, 2022
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Protect Your Family
LDA’s Healthy Homes and Families Booklet shares tips on how to reduce your family’s exposure to toxic chemicals. Our HCP webpage on lead includes fact sheets
December 17, 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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