Attack On Phthalates Study

For anyone following the Phthalates health issues, it appears that an organization calling itself Center for Individual Freedom (CFIR) is waging an uncertainty campaign related to a February 2008 study published in the journal Pediatrics. The uncertainty campaign is discussed in an excellent book, "Doubt Is Their Product; How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health." Another organization called SourceWatch exposes CFIR's beginnings and connections to possible tobacco funding. You can read the SourceWatch profile of CFIR by clicking here.

Phthalates

There has been renewed news coverage about phthalates in baby personal care products. Click here to read one carried by AP. You can read the underlying study titled "Baby Care Products: Possible Sources of Infant Phthalate Exposure" by clicking here.