Safe Toys Shouldn’t Be a Holiday Miracle
Children love Curious George. Looking at this Curious George doll, you can just imagine a little kid playing with him, hugging him tightly, even kissing his face. So it would be shocking to learn that the face of this Curious George doll, bought and tested by CEH in...Putting Children’s Products to the (Lead) Test
I recently spoke to a group of business leaders from the apparel industry, many of whom make children’s clothes and other kids’ products. Many small businesses that make children’s products are concerned about implementation of a new federal law, the Consumer...
Astroturf Agrees to Eliminate Lead Threats to Children
Oakland, CA-The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today welcomed an agreement by AstroTurf that sets the first-ever legally binding rules to end lead threats to children from artificial turf. The agreement is the first following from a CEH investigation of high...Not Just the Cheap Stuff: Jewelry from Saks, Other Retailers Tainted with Lead
You might think that a good way to avoid lead-tainted jewelry would be to buy a $200 necklace from a trusted name. But if you purchased the necklace pictured above from Saks Fifth Avenue, you would be wrong. Testing announced today by the Center for Environmental...
In Memory of Eric Somers, Longtime Attorney and Counsel for CEH
Eric Somers represented CEH for 27 years, securing transformational legal victories to protect people’s health and the environment.
New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf
Contact: Emily DiFrisco, emilyd@ceh.org [UPDATED May 14, 2024, 1:13 pm] Home Depot and Lowe’s failed to warn consumers of dangerous levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in artificial turf. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Today the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental...
FDA Allows Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates in Food Packaging
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today denied petitions submitted by health and environmental advocates in 2016 to ban phthalates from food packaging and food production equipment.
Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food
Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform announced it found that ingredients in many baby foods are contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, lead and cadmium. Through testing loopholes and lax regulation, multi-billion dollar companies are not being held accountable by our government and withhold information about whether their products potentially threaten the health of our children.