It is madness that the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) is risking New Zealand's meat and dairy exports by continuing to allow the use of a highly toxic insecticide which is banned or heavily restricted in more than 50 countries, the Green Party says.
Endosulfan, an environmentally persistent chemical linked to breast cancer, has turned up for a second time in New Zealand beef
Ah May: the leaves are opening, flowers blooming, your eyes are a watery haze and your nose is running like a faucet. Allergy season is here!
In its Spring edition, Allergic Living magazine looks at the hidden toll of spring allergies and finds a lot more than cases of the sniffles. In fact, there is widespread "presenteeism" on the job - in which allergic employees show up but are too irritable, congested and sleep-deprived to do a proper day's work. And the costs? One study puts it at a staggering $593 per employee a year - ahead of high stress.
Speaking of stress, Allergic Living for Spring also reveals the growing level of anxiety among children with food allergies. The problem, according to experts, starts with well-meaning parents who talk too openly with young children about the risk of death from anaphylaxis. Rather than preparing their children to manage the condition, the kids become scared, and by school age are mistrustful and anxious.
For excerpts from the issue, see www.allergicliving.com
A national magazine picked Planet Organic Markets as the top organic food retailer across Canada.
The survey of 14 major grocery retailers by Corporate Knights magazine gave Planet Organic an overall "Excellent" rating or an 'A', while Planet's most direct competitor, Whole Foods, garnered second spot with a 'B+'.
Other major retailers such as Loblaws, Safeway and Sobeys came in with distant 'C' ratings, meaning they were either "showing potential" with their organic food retail sections or were "average."
Corporate Knights magazine is distributed in a variety of ways across the country and specifically through the May 1st edition of the Globe and Mail. The magazine rated all of the 14 food retailers in five categories, ranging from the amount of local organic foods they carried, to consumer education and in-store conservation initiatives.
Visit: www.planetorganic.ca
Playtex Infant Care, a division of Energizer Personal Care, the leader in infant care, continues to address growing public confusion about plastics used in baby bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic products, by announcing that the balance of the product line will be converted to BPA-free material by year end. In addition, the company will immediately suspend distribution to its Canadian retail partners of all Avance and Cherubs infant feeding bottles and the sip & discover 9 oz Spill-Proof "character" cup.
Playtex currently provides consumers with a BPA-free line of baby bottles with its Playtex Drop-Ins Original Nurser System. To respond to increased consumer demand for BPA-free products, Playtex will distribute one million free samples of the Playtex Drop-Ins Original Nurser System across North America. For information on how to obtain a sample, please visit www.playtexbaby.com/bpafree/info.html.
Playtex currently offers 43 SKUs in Canada of feeding and soothing products that are BPA-free. BPA is used in only a few Playtex products; the company offers a broad selection of BPA-free infant bottles, pacifiers and cups. In bottles, the Playtex Drop-Ins Nurser system uses disposable Playtex Drop-Ins liners that are made of polyethylene and are BPA-free. All Playtex bottle nipples and pacifiers (including OrthoPro(TM)) are BPA-free. In cups, the First Sipster, Sipster, Insulator, Coolster, are all BPA-free.
For a complete list of BPA-free alternatives in the Playtex product portfolio please visit www.playtexbaby.com/bpafree/info.html.
Parents or caregivers who wish to receive a free Playtex Drop-Ins Original Nurser System should visit us online at www.playtexbaby.com/bpafree/info.html.
There are bananas, and there are bananas. The banana market is controlled by five large corporations - Chiquita (25%), Dole (25%), Del Monte (15%), Noboa (11%) and Fyffes (8%). When you shop at the supermarket, how often do you think about where the food you eat comes from or how it was grown? Supermarkets today contain food from all over the world. But how does a banana get to our table?
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1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves adhesive. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
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Many parents need to clean up the food and physical activity environment at home to help children be fit and healthy.
Here are 6 tips that you can start with.
1. Stock up on good food
Fill your house with foods that are both delicious and nutritious (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, fish, lean protein, reduced-fat dairy products) and don't bring home junk food such as cookies, cakes,
More than 34,000 entries were received when BMO Financial Group asked Canadians to create their own virtual retirement "DreamWorld" for a chance to win $25,000.
The statistics and stories that emerged during the contest demonstrate that quality of life is on the minds of Canadians when it comes to retirement. A variety of interesting and inspirational stories accompany the data, from those who