OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » prop 65 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 California Must Delist BPA as Reproductive Toxin from Prop 65 List http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/california-must-delist-bpa-as-reproductive-toxin-from-prop-65-list/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/california-must-delist-bpa-as-reproductive-toxin-from-prop-65-list/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 08:18:49 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11722 After what many concerned consumers, health and environmental advocates labeled a major victory, California must now remove BPA (bisphenol-A) from its list of chemicals known to cause reproductive issues.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/california-must-delist-bpa-as-reproductive-toxin-from-prop-65-list/feed/ 0 California Adds BPA to Proposition 65 Toxic Chemicals List http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/california-adds-bpa-to-proposition-65-toxic-chemicals-list/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/california-adds-bpa-to-proposition-65-toxic-chemicals-list/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:13:13 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11676 BPA (bisphenol-A), the controversial chemical used in hardening plastic commonly found in a variety of plastics, aluminum can liners, baby bottles and even register receipts, is now considered a reproductive toxin by the state of California.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/california-adds-bpa-to-proposition-65-toxic-chemicals-list/feed/ 0 Chemical Companies Sue California Over “Blacklisting” BPA http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/chemical-companies-sue-california-over-blacklisting-bpa/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/chemical-companies-sue-california-over-blacklisting-bpa/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:04:14 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11591 California Governor Jerry Brown is facing a lawsuit from a coalition of chemical companies attempting to stop the inclusion of BPA (bisphenol-A) in the state's list of substances known to cause birth defects.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/chemical-companies-sue-california-over-blacklisting-bpa/feed/ 0 BPA to Be Classified a ‘Reproductive Hazard’ in California http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/bpa-to-be-classified-a-reproductive-hazard-in-california/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/bpa-to-be-classified-a-reproductive-hazard-in-california/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:10:28 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11525 California is leading the way in regulations on the controversial substance BPA (bisphenol-A) with an announcement last week that it will declare it a reproductive hazard.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/bpa-to-be-classified-a-reproductive-hazard-in-california/feed/ 0 Lethal Kisses: Major Lipstick Brands Found to Contain Lead http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/lethal-kisses-major-lipstick-brands-found-to-contain-lead/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/lethal-kisses-major-lipstick-brands-found-to-contain-lead/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:00:31 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=10785 Lipstick

The FDA has named 400 popular lipstick shades as containing trace amounts of lead in a recent report issued in December 2011, with five of the top worst offenders being L'Oreal products.

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