Category: Toxic-Free Products
Dairy Reporter Gets the Inside Scoop on Toxic-Free Food Contact
Last week, Defend Our Health’s research analyst, Roopa Krithivasan, appeared on Dairy Reporter’s podcast Dairy Dialog to discuss Toxic-Free Food Contact, a new web-based resource that provides guidance to the food and beverage industry on how to identify safer and more sustainable food packaging, processing equipment and food service ware. The easy-to-use resource is, “Relevant… Read more »
John Oliver and Danny DeVito Tackle PFAS on Last Week Tonight!
Spotlight on PFAS This week, we were thrilled to see 13-time Emmy Award winner John Oliver and actor Danny DeVito discuss the dangers of PFAS on Oliver’s popular HBO show Last Week Tonight! PFAS, a class of chemicals that stand for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are often used in food packaging and household products. High exposure… Read more »
Back to School: Packing lunches
If your kid is off to school this fall, you might be thinking about what to put in lunch boxes. And you may be trying to figure out what kinds of packaging are safe for snacks and meals. Here are some quick facts about different kinds of packaging that might help you through your lunch… Read more »
What’s in your fish?
Fishing is one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities in the nation, and if you happen to live in Maine, you have thousands of miles of rivers and streams and hundreds of freshwater lakes at your disposal to drop your line. For nearly 40 million Americans, fishing represents an important connection to nature, a… Read more »
Toxic Chemicals and How to Fight Back with Dr. Shanna H. Swan
This week, we interviewed Dr. Shanna H. Swan, professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. One of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists, she’s the incredible scientist whose new book, Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering… Read more »
Maine Legislation: PFAS in Products
As leading retailers ban sales of toxic PFAS products, health advocates call on Maine to follow suit With home improvement retailer Lowe’s announcing the end of the sale of PFAS carpet treatments, legislature urged to adopt bill to broadly end use in products Portland, Maine — On the heels of actions from leading retailer Lowe’s,… Read more »
Press Briefing: Outlining Bills on Forever Chemicals
This week we held a briefing with legislators, advocates, and public health experts to brief the press on PFAS legislation. The briefing covered seven bills being introduced to Maine’s 130th Legislature related to health-harming toxic chemicals known as PFAS that are currently making headlines in Maine and nationwide. Collectively the bills implement and strengthen key recommendations… Read more »
We Won! Federal Court Overturns Trump EPA Decision to Hide Chemical and Plastic Industry’s Ongoing Uses of Asbestos
Just in time to brighten the holiday season and New Year, a federal judge ruled in our favor, declaring the US EPA’s failure to collect information necessary to regulate asbestos “arbitrary and capricious.” Explaining why this is exciting takes some back story. Most of us know that asbestos is bad for you. It’s a potent… Read more »
Webinar: Intro to Public Health & Environmental Health
Thanks to everyone who attended our webinar this week with the Maine Public Health Association, “Promoting Health and Preventing Disease: How Public and Environmental Health Work Together.” Click here to watch the full webinar recording. Panelists:Dr. Lani Graham, MD, MPHSarah Rines (Maine Public Health Association)Patrick MacRoy, MS (Defend Our Health) In this introduction to environmental… Read more »
How Prioritizing Public Health Saves Lives
As all of us hunker down and do our best to “flatten the curve,” I hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy. I thank you, more than ever, for your support of the Strategy Center’s work. On my mind, as I work from home and check in with loved ones, is that… Read more »