We are very excited to start to share over three years of information, tips and knowledge we have been compiling. We now are ready to share this information with you. We would like to be a resource for people and projects to help them with the ever increasing need for non toxic living solutions and environmental awearness. We hope you enjoy what we have to offer. Please feel free to email us for any reason to add to or comment on this newsletter.

Thank you - Linda and David Zielski

Get the Lead Out - School Lunch Boxes Contain Lead

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced it is filing lawsuits today against makers and retailers of soft vinyl lunch boxes that can expose children to harmful levels of lead. The Center has also notified several other companies of violations under California’s toxics law Proposition 65 (Prop 65) for lunch boxes with high lead levels. The lawsuits and violation notices against companies including Toys “R” Us, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, Time Warner, Walgreens, and others involve many lunch boxes featuring beloved children’s characters including Superman, Tweety Bird, Powerpuff Girls, and Hamtaro. The level of lead in one lunch box, an Angela Anaconda box made by Targus International, tested at 56,400 parts per million (ppm) of lead, more than 90 times the 600 ppm legal limit for lead in paint in children’s products.

Click here to read more....

New York Schools Going Green - Governor expands use of environmentally preferable cleaners

State agencies have three months to implement environmentally preferable "green" cleaning procedures that many schools have been using for several years. In January, Gov. Pataki issued an executive order directing state agencies and authorities to use non-toxic, chemical-free cleaning products. Similar legislation will be submitted later this year for schools.

Click here to read more...

All New Nature's First Aid Kits and Simple Pure Baby

We have worked all summer and have finally released the baby products and the new Nature's First Aid Kits. Along with this effort comes a new website. We attended the 2005 Natural Products Expo East in Washington this fall and our all natural hemp diaper bag won the new product showcase for personal care items. This diaper bag included our full line of baby products. Please click the link below to view our new site.

www.simplepurebaby.com

To unsubscribe from this mailing, please click here.