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Are We Poisoning our Children?
The best way to protect your family from exposure to harmful chemicals is to remove them from your home..............
- Last year, over 25,000 children were exposed to or poisoned by household chlorine bleach. (EPA, Pesticides Fact Sheet)
- More children under four die of accidental poisonings at home than are accidentally killed with guns at home. (National Safety Council)
- The CPSC reported that 150 common household chemicals have been linked to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological abnormalities. (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- The number of chemicals used inside the home has more than doubled since 1950.
- After analyzing 2,983 chemicals used in personal care products, 884 were found to be toxic. (National Institute of Occupational Health & Safety)
- More than 20 million Americans have asthma today (American Lung Association, 2003)
- Over 2 million tons of phosphates are used annually in the US to make dishwasher liquid
- Our modern cleaners are effective, but they unnecessarily put our families and the environment at risk.
- The most common ingredients of grocery store brands include cancer - causing agents that can aggravate other common health ailments such as asthma, allergies, migraines, multiple chemical sensitivity and exzema, among others.
- An EPA report stated that indoor air pollution is one of the nation's most important environmental health concerns.