I recently had a friend tell me that she doesn’t heat up her food in plastic, its just for storage…. I think that the BPA publicity has put a bit of a blinder on consumers about the rest of the chemicals that are leached from plastics. I recently read a great article on Discovery News [...]
Riva’s The Eco Store hosts Global TV as they examine the newest report stating that over 90% of Canadians have detectable levels of BPA in their urine. What better place to find BPA free products!! Global also focuses on other chemicals found in our products, stating that they are examining over 80 other chemicals. Wean [...]
pToday was a huge day for BPA awareness! Articles flooded the media about the 91% of Canadians that have BPA in their systems. The scariest part was that children and teens had higher levels than adults. CTV has posted a good article about the findings http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100816/blood-concentration-study-100816/. I am hoping to help you understand the harmful [...]
We all know that making our own baby food is the healthiest option there is. That doesn’t mean that if you are in a bind you can not substitute with a commercial baby food. Before you do this, check out this survey that was done by Health Canada to determine BPA amounts in the lids [...]
Banning BPA from baby bottles is a large step in the right direction! What is the right direction? To get rid of BPA from all baby products. For those of you who have ignored the countless BPA messages lately, BPA is a chemical that messes with the estrogen levels in our bodies. While anything that [...]
