Phthalate Safety Question Makes Headlines
A recent article in Earnshaw’s debated the harm of phthalates. Apparently, 60 Minutes aired a segment questioning what, if any, safety hazards phthalates pose. Apparently there are many conflicting lab tests-rats are harmed, but not monkeys. Who knows? The concern over phthalates prompted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which, in our opinion, straight jackets the small, entrepreneurial mom and pop manufacturers. The legislation is so cumbersome that few, if any, small businesses can meet the requirements. Still, common sense tells us that natural products are better for all of us and better for the environment. It is just too bad that we need another set of laws and another bureaucracy to tell us that.
Speaking of safety, we received another recall notice this time for strings on garments posing strangulation hazards. (Fortunately the recall did not pertain to anything we carried.) Please check your child’s clothing for anything dangling or loose. This is one of those “no brainers” that could save a life.