Chemical reaction with diapers

Be careful with those diapers

A health department is looking into the possibility that chlorine-soaked rags were thrown out in a diaper pail and came in contact with the ammonia that forms from urine. The mixture may have caused a chemical reaction that lead to several people getting sick.

An investigator said it was possible that rags were thrown in diaper pails in the past, but if they landed on the plastic-coated outside of a diaper it would not cause a chemical reaction.

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If this happens in your home you may have too many diapers lying around.

Don't chew too much on those toys

San Francisco bans Toxic Toys!

Widely used chemicals with suspected links to cancer and developmental problems in humans are present in common baby products like the yellow rubber ducky, bath books and clear plastic bottles, a Chronicle analysis confirmed...

..."Protections for children from chemicals in toys are weak at best and dysfunctional at worst,'' said Joel Tickner, a professor of environmental health at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has served as a consultant to the forum and on national panels that advise the U.S. government on chemicals in the environment.

I point this out as US Government scientists state in low numbers the toxins are not a problem. With Adult Babies it could be a problem as we may chew on these toys with somewhat more vigor than a child would, thus increasing the potential for more "leaching" of toxins. Be careful!

Popular baby bottles may be dangerous

A heads up for all us babies and especially for Mommies and Daddies

Popular baby bottles may be dangerous

Bottles from Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber, Playtex contain chemicals known to harm lab animals; industry group defends safety.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Independent experts convened by the National Institutes of Health will meet next week to review whether exposure to a chemical commonly found in plastic products like food containers and baby bottles causes health problems.

Separately, an environmental group said new laboratory tests at the University of Missouri found that the chemical, bisphenol A, leached into liquids at potentially dangerous levels from baby bottles sold by five leading brands.

Bisphenol A, also called BPA, is used in making polycarbonate plastic food and drink packaging.

There has been controversy over its safety. Industry views it as harmless. Environmentalists link it to developmental, neural and reproductive harm when ingested.

The NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will convene a panel of 15 scientists on March 7 to review scientific data and reach conclusions on whether exposure to it causes developmental or reproductive harm, institute spokeswoman Robin Mackar said.