Category: General

General
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Safer School Supplies

Shopping for school supplies? Here are some tips for purchasing supplies that have less chemicals that can harm children’s brains, learning potential, and health. Look

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Advocacy
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PFAS & Food Packaging

LDA helps protect you from toxic PFAS chemicals McDonald’s is joining other quick-service companies like Cava, Chipotle, Freshii, Panera Bread, Sweetgreen, and Taco Bell who

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General
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Policy Wins

LDA’s Healthy Children Project works hard to advocate for policies that will better protect your health. Here are some of our recent wins: Nomination to

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Advocacy
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Big Win on McDonald’s

LDA helps protect you from toxic PFAS chemicals Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals are used to make materials grease and water-resistant. These chemicals are

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Advocacy
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HCP Accomplishments 2020

LDA believes all children deserve healthy places to live, learn, play and grow. That’s why our Healthy Children Project (HCP) reduces pregnant women and children’s

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Advocacy
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Amalgam (mercury) dental fillings

LDA worked with partners, meeting with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testifying on amalgam. The result: FDA released new recommendations on dental amalgam –

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General
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Environmental Justice

Scientists and medical experts agree that toxic chemicals in our food, products, water, and air are hurting babies’ brains and putting our kids at higher risk for

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