SafetyNEST delivers clear, personalized guidance with easy-to-follow steps so you can create a healthy home for you, your baby and family.
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Easy Tips to Prevent Toxic Chemicals in the Home
Choose glass, stainless steel or ceramic for food storage.
Store leftovers in glass, stainless steel, or ceramic containers and avoid plastic cling wrap. Be extra careful when storing hot food and drinks. Avoid plastic containers as heat makes plastic release harmful chemicals like phthalates, BPA and vinyl chloride.
Avoid products with flame retardants.
Choose foam products, such as mattresses and upholstered furniture, that have a label that says “flame retardant free” or “compliant with TB-117-2013.” Flame retardants can harm health and affect a child’s brain.
Vacuum your home regularly.
Make sure your vacuum cleaner has a HEPA filter to capture dust rather than blowing it around your home.
“SafetyNest provides evidence-based recommendations for preventing toxic chemical exposures in the home and preserving the health of individuals and their families, across the lifespan – a very important contribution to the public health.”
Dr. Linda Giudice, MD, PhD, FACOG, FRCOG (hon)
Distinguished Professor / Founder, Program for Reproductive Health and the Environment
University of California, San Francisco
Chair of the Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures of the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO)
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