Bad For you

Just because it's for sale doesn't mean that it's safe. We're spoiled thinking that some government agency is monitoring the stuff we eat, use, wear, play with. In reality it's still a world of buyer beware. We'll update this page as credible information is available about consumer goods that aren't safe.

The List

Groceries We are what we eat: expensive garbage from the Journal Blog, May 22, 2008. My mother feeds her Yorkie better than most Americans feed their kids. Almost nothing in the grocery store is fit for human consumption. Dawn Rivers Baker of Microenterprise Journal and her daughter Gina take us on a tour of the supermarket. PVC Shower Curtains - June 13, 2008 LA Times - Vinyl shower curtains contained high concentrations of chemicals that are linked to liver damage as well as damage to the central nervous, respiratory and reproductive systems. Non PVC shower curtains are available.