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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Bird Gardens - Wildlife Gardening and Conservation Tips for Birds - thedailygreen.com
Great tips, photos, and information about improving your lot, yard, garden, and lives by making your place more bird friendly.
Bird Gardens - Wildlife Gardening and Conservation Tips for Birds - thedailygreen.com
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Poison Fruit - for your family
You know organic is better - but it costs more, sometimes it's really hard to find, and - what's the difference anyway? A visit to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) web site (link below) provides lots of useful information, but the best I found was a pocket guide for the grocery store.
In the guide, the Washington, DC-based EWG lists the 12 fruits and veggies that have the most and least pesticides on them. A wallet- sized card listing best and worst choices is even available for free download. That way, when you’re at the grocery store, you’ll know which conventionally grown items you can feel better about taking home and which ones you should avoid altogether.
The guide is based on results of nearly 43,000 tests the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration conducted between 2000 and 2004 for pesticides on produce.
Consider this scary fact: Eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to an average of about 15 pesticides a day, according to the EWG.
It gets worse: Almost 97 percent of peaches tested positive for pesticides, and almost 87 percent had residues of two or more pesticides. About 92 percent of apples tested positive, and 79 percent had residues of two or more pesticides.
Besides peaches and apples, other items on the dangerous end of the list are sweet bell peppers, celery, strawberries, pears, grapes, spinach, lettuce, and potatoes!
Safer veggies to buy (from best to not as good): Onions, avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, mango, asparagus, sweet peas, kiwi, bananas, cabbage, broccoli, and papaya.
Here's the link for The Environmental Working Group website
In the guide, the Washington, DC-based EWG lists the 12 fruits and veggies that have the most and least pesticides on them. A wallet- sized card listing best and worst choices is even available for free download. That way, when you’re at the grocery store, you’ll know which conventionally grown items you can feel better about taking home and which ones you should avoid altogether.
The guide is based on results of nearly 43,000 tests the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration conducted between 2000 and 2004 for pesticides on produce.
Consider this scary fact: Eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to an average of about 15 pesticides a day, according to the EWG.
It gets worse: Almost 97 percent of peaches tested positive for pesticides, and almost 87 percent had residues of two or more pesticides. About 92 percent of apples tested positive, and 79 percent had residues of two or more pesticides.
Besides peaches and apples, other items on the dangerous end of the list are sweet bell peppers, celery, strawberries, pears, grapes, spinach, lettuce, and potatoes!
Safer veggies to buy (from best to not as good): Onions, avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, mango, asparagus, sweet peas, kiwi, bananas, cabbage, broccoli, and papaya.
Here's the link for The Environmental Working Group website
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
More Toxic Toys recalled
This article lists 61 toys made in China that are being recalled due to safety issues, most because of toxic lead paint.
Here are a couple of the most scary:
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High School Musical Manicure Kits
Here are a couple of the most scary:
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High School Musical Manicure Kits
Fantas-Eyes Inc., of New York, N.Y. has recalled about 15,000 High School Musical manicure kits manufactured in China because the glitter lettering "High School Musical" on the pouch that contains the manicure kit contains excessive levels of lead.
The recall was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission Jan. 27, 2009.
The 7 1/2-inch by 4 3/4-inch plastic see-through pouch has a pink zipper with "High School Musical" printed in yellow gold with glitter and "Sharpay" printed in dark red on one side.
The manicure kits was sold by LTD Commodities and ABC distributing catalogs and Web Sites and on www.lakeside.com from September 2008 to November 2008 for about $11.
Consumers can get a replacement pouch by contacting Fantas-Eyes at (800) 352-7419 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or at www.Fantas-Eyes.com.
< NOTE: a manicure kit! How many kids have you seen chewing on their finger nails? So, they use the kit, transfer the paint to their fingers, then stick them in their mouths! GACK!>
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Muniré Crib and Matching Furniture
Muniré Furniture Inc., of Piscataway, N.J., is recalling 9,000 pieces of baby furniture, including 3,000 cribs, because red paint underneath the black top coat is laced with lead.
One child has already been diagnosed with lead poisoning after chewing on the crib, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The "Newport Rubbed Black 4-in-1" cribs and matching furniture are made of wood and have a rubbed black finish. Only the "Newport Rubbed Black" cribs and matching furniture manufactured in Indonesia between April 2006 and November 2008 are included in this recall. The model number, date and country of manufacture are printed on the label attached to the side panel of the crib and the date of manufacture is on the back panel of the furniture. Models listed below are included in the recall:
- Model No. / Name
- 7900 / Newport Lifetime Crib
- 7918 / Hutch for Combo & Double Dresser
- 7915 / Mirror
- 7908 / Combo
- 7902 / Nightstand
- 7907 / Conversion Kit for Lifetime Crib
- 7905 / 5-Drawer Dresser
- 7929 / Armoire
- 7975 / Guardrail for Lifetime Crib
- 7906 / Double Dresser
- 7914 / Bookcase
- 7901 / Newport Olde World Crib
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