Friday, April 27, 2012

Are you going green and using reusable grocery bags?


Have you gone ‘green’?  Do you use reusable grocery bags to bring your food home from the store?  Many of us are trying to be more aware of our environment.  The ‘green’ grocery bags have become popular.  A reader recently educated me to the potential dangers of reusable grocery bags.  (This reader introduced herself and pointed out that she works for a plastic bag recycling company in Washington D.C.  I appreciate her honesty.  When you check out the research, you will find similar recommendations from the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.)  It was one of those ‘hit my forehead duh moments’ for me so I am sharing this information with you.  

Reusable grocery bags have two potential dangers:  high levels of lead.  High levels of lead in bags made in China of nonwoven polypropylene can cause harm.  Children, especially can suffer from high levels of lead.  For more information about which bags have toxic lead levels, see this Consumer Freedom report at  http://www.consumerfreedom.com/downloads/ccf_bag_report.pdf

Tomorrow I talk about the second danger in the reusable grocery bags.  

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