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From the food you pack in your child’s lunchboxes to the products you trust at home, chemistry helps keep your family healthy and protected as well as your products affordable. Moms deserve clear, science-based answers because natural does not necessarily equate to safe. Learn more from the articles below about how and where chemistry is used in your everyday products.

Chemical Safety August 18, 2022

Chemical Testing & Approval

While chemical makers invest significant resources to study and test their products, Americans also need to feel confident that the federal regulatory system is working to protect their families and the environment.

Chemicals & Food August 17, 2022

Keeping Lunch Cool: The Chemistry of Lunch Boxes

As parents are preparing kids for back-to-school, lunch boxes are often at the top of the shopping list. Lunch boxes can fit easily into backpacks and help protect soft foods like bananas and peaches during busy commutes and chaotic school days.

Chemical Safety August 17, 2022

Debunking the Myths: Are there really 84,000 chemicals?

If you’ve ever read a news article or blog post about chemicals, you may have heard the oft-cited claim that there are 84,000 chemicals in commerce but only 200 of these have been tested for safety.

Chemical Safety August 17, 2022

Government Regulation of Chemicals

Congress passed bipartisan comprehensive reform legislation to update the regulation of chemicals in commerce for the first time in 40 years, modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Chemical Safety August 17, 2022

“The Dose Makes the Poison”

Nearly 500 years ago, Swiss physician and chemist Paracelsus expressed the basic principle of toxicology: “All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.”

Chemical Safety August 17, 2022

Understanding Risk and Hazard When it Comes to Chemicals

Every day, people are exposed to a variety of activities or products that could, under certain circumstances, cause harm. There’s a potential for harm or injury in nearly every activity we engage in – whether it’s when we cross a street, ride in an automobile, or play in a baseball game.

Chemistry & Kids August 15, 2022

Chemistry, Students and Sports – A Winning Combination

Chemistry can help young athletes in more ways than you might think.

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