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The Toxins in Baby Products (and Almost Everywhere Else)

By Elizabeth Grossman / On June 3rd, 2011
Carcinogenic flame retardants were supposed to be gone by now, but, like endocrine-disrupting plasticizers, they persist A dangerous flame retardant known as "Tris" has reappeared in products designed for babies and young children, among them car seats, changing table pads, portable crib mattresses, high chair seats, and nursing pillows.
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What's for Dinner

By [node:field_contributor] / On June 26th, 2008
Yesterday, the front page of The New York Times business section ran an article headlined: "Dow Chemical Raises Prices For Second Time in a Month." Citing energy and feedstock costs, Dow raised prices for its products some 25 percent, following an increase last month of 20 percent, the largest such raises in the company's history.

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