Children’s Products
Watchdog searching for stores selling now banned products with PFAS in Maine
WGME staff reported on Defend Our Health’s work in the role of watchdog to make sure companies and stores are
PFAS—known as “forever chemicals”—are toxic compounds used in everything from nonstick cookware to food packaging. They don’t break down in nature and build up in our bodies over time. Linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and immune issues, PFAS are silently contaminating water, soil, and everyday life. Understanding them is the first step toward protecting our health and demanding change.
WGME staff reported on Defend Our Health’s work in the role of watchdog to make sure companies and stores are
Pearl Small of News Center Maine discussed the initial findings from Defend Our Health’s investigation into PFAS-containing cookware and retailers’
WGME’s Brad Rogers spoke with Emily Carey Perez de Alejo about Defend’s watchdog role to ensure the products ban is
Maine Public’ Peter McGuire reported that Maine nonprofits including Defend Our Health have joined more than 200 environmental groups urging
Defend Our Health hosted a visit from a delegation of Massachusetts legislators, department staff, as well as environmental and farm
Have you ever noticed how a lot more of our clothes are made of polyester these days? Or wondered if
None of the leading children’s fashion brands that we reviewed, including GAP, Carter’s, and The Children’s Place, have publicly committed
Read about Defend Our Health’s successful event to help Massachusetts lawmakers connect with Maine regulators, farmers, and legislators to learn
KFF Health News’s Marina Schauffler spoke with Defend Our Health’s Adam Nordell. Maine legislators recently passed, with overwhelming support, a
You’re invited to join Defend Our Health and Island Press for our webinar Defend Our Health: Authors & Friends on Wednesday, July