Maine lawmakers should pass the Healthy Kids Bill introduced by Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport. By Dr. Jeff Peterson Portland Press Herald op-ed When a woman finds out that she is pregnant, usually one of the first things she does is seek out information from books or health care professionals about what she should and shouldn’t be Read More
BPA
Legislature Readies for Another Conflict over BPA and Babies’ Health
Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine press release AUGUSTA) For the second time in two years the Maine Legislature will be asked to referee a fight that pits moms, physicians, and health scientists against a national chemical industry coalition and Governor Paul LePage. At issue is the hormone-disrupting chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, and Read More
Maine Bill Targets Chemicals in Food Packaging
by Ed Morin and Susan Sharon MPBN news story The problem recently came to light when the state Board of Environmental Protection was unable to include toddler food packaging in a plan to phase out the hormone disrupting chemical bisphenol-A. In an effort to close what some say is a loophole in Maine’s Kid-Safe Products Read More
Speak Up to Get BPA Out of Kids’ Food Packaging
Who can argue that moms and kids should have to worry about exposure to BPA just by buying a can of food off the shelf at the grocery store? Almost no one, apparently. At a hearing on a proposed rule in Augusta last week, not one mother, father, doctor, business-owner, scientist, or other expert (except Read More
State Environmental Protection Board Votes for Tougher Limits on BPA Advance
by Susan M. Cover, staff writer Kennebec Journal news story AUGUSTA — State environmental regulators voted Thursday to move forward with consideration of new rules that would further limit the sale of products containing the chemical bisphenol-A, which some scientists have linked to learning disabilities in children. The Board of Environmental Protection accepted a citizen Read More
State Takes First Step to Halt Use of BPA in Children’s Food Packaging
FDA action this week underscores safety concerns with toxic chemical Press Release by ACHM, of which NRCM is a member (AUGUSTA) The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) accepted a petition today to begin rulemaking under the Kid Safe Products Act to replace the toxic chemical bisphenol A, also known as BPA, in infant formula, Read More
Moms Petition Maine to Get BPA Out of Baby Food
Urge Swift Action to Protect Young Children with Safer Alternatives to BPA by Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, of which NRCM is a member (AUGUSTA) Four months ago Maine moms decided to take matters into their own hands to protect their children from dangerous chemicals. Outraged by new test results showing that so much Read More
Outdated Chemical Policy Should Take a Hike!
One year ago today I started out on a journey along the Appalachian Trail. It was the first of 153 days I spent hiking from Georgia to Maine along this 2,181 mile corridor stretching all the way up the East Coast. My home, food, clothing, and gear were all contained in a 65-liter backpack I Read More
Time to Take More Steps to Shield Consumers from Toxic Chemicals
Common-sense controls on chemicals used in everyday products merit Maine senators’s support. by Dr. Tamas Portland Press Herald op-ed PORTLAND – As the only practicing medical toxicologist in the state, I am well aware of the real hazards that Maine children and adults face from toxic chemicals. Every day, I see patients who have been Read More
