2010 | Generation Green | Protecting children and families from harmful chemicals

Hamburger Helper? Slime, Ammonia and Cow Shit

In our ongoing series “There’s WHAT in My Food?”, we submit for your reading pleasure (though probably not while you’re eating) our comments on a stunning New York Times investigation that exposed how an ammonia-treated beef filler used in 50% of the nation’s ground beef (possibly up to 80%, according to one industry source) has

CEH Ending Hidden Lead Hazards in Purses

Jan 25, 2010BeateeLeadABC National News, cancer, faux leather plastics, H&M, Haddad Accessories, handbags, heart attacks, high blood pressure, infertility, Lead, lead in purses, legal agreement, Lerner NY, new lead standards, New York & Company, stroke, Tri-Coastal Designs, vinyl

Last April, CEH announced finding high levels of lead in dozens of purses and handbags sold at several major retailers, including Target, Macy’s, WalMart and many others. Last week, a landmark legal agreement with four major companies established, for the first time, limits to end lead threats to women from purses, handbags, clutches and wallets.