Community Hospital of Long Beach Auxiliary will celebrate its 14th annual Tree of Love event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the plaza-fountain area of the hospital.
Tree of Love is a program “in honor” or “in memory” of family, friends and loved ones. The names are placed on the Tree of Love for a donation of $20 per name.
Proceeds from the Tree of Love event and from the gift shop benefit the programs and services of CHLB. Call 562-494-0576 for Read the rest of this entry »
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Companies manufacturing baby containers and bottles have been issued letters by the attorneys of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The letters state about a ban on the use of Bisphenol A as it is toxic for babies.
The FDA guidelines do not state BPA as harmful for infants. But it has received severe criticism for its decision from the Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.
“Unfortunately the federal agency, the Federal Food and Drug Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s assurances that a controversial chemical is safe for use in food containers are badly flawed, an independent panel of scientific advisers concluded in a report released Tuesday.
The chemical, known as bisphenol A, is used to make plastic for food packaging, baby bottles and other consumer and medical goods. Environmental groups want to ban BPA in products for infants because of concerns Read the rest of this entry »