Reusable Shopping Bags

Lead Found in Reusable Shopping Bags: The Green Life

One study found lead levels 15 times higher than federal limits.[...]

Consumer Freedom and Lead and Shopping Bags
Consumer Freedom and Lead and Shopping Bags - The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) has released evidence that several major retailers are distributing reusable bags containing levels of lead above acceptable limits..[...]
Report: Dangerous Amounts of Lead Found in Reusable Shopping Bags ...
Photo Courtesy - Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Reusable bags sold as alternatives to disposable plastic and paper shopping bags possessed dangerous levels of lead, according to test results provided to USA Today. After testing 71 bags from.[...]
High Lead Levels in Shopping Bags, Consumer... | Gather
There are high levels of lead in reusable shopping bags, according to the non-profit Center for Consumer Freedom. Not all stores' bags had problematic levels of the metal, but enough did that there is cause for concern..[...]
Do Reusable Shopping Bags Contain Excessive Amounts of Lead ...
The organization collected bags made of nonwoven polypropylene--the most commonly used reusable grocery bag material--from a number of chains across the U.S. in December 2010 and tested them at Frontier Global Sciences,.[...]
Reusable Shopping Bags From Major Retailers Contain Excessive Lead ...

Reusable bags are generally thought to be good for the environment, but a new report found that some bags contain high levels of lead.[...]

Earthlingorgeous » Blog Archive » (LodRose) My Thing on Reusable ...

Sure they're cheap, but, hah, another greediness instance coming from these companies on the pretense of penalizing those who forget to bring their reusable shopping bags when they shop. Yeah right. It encourages people to bring theirs..[...]

Tests show high lead levels in reusable grocery bags | Eastern ...
The following was sent today by the Center for Consumer Freedom, a non-profit group supported by restaurants, food companies and consumers:&Aci...[...]
Salmonella Warning: Are Your Reusable Shopping Bags Safe?
EcoMonday: Are Your Reusable Shopping Bags Safe? How often do you wash your bag? More cases of food-born bacteria illnesses from Salmonella Sacks.[...]
Fresh & Easy Buzz: Customer-Designed Reusable Shopping Bag Now On ...

In July of 2010, Tesco's Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market announced the winner of its reusable shopping bag design contest - Los Angeles resident Josephine Close - as we wrote about in this story: July 27, 2010 - The Winner of Fresh.[...]

Those Reusable Shopping Bags Really Added Up | Eco Women ...

Enviro Girl got to thinking about her reusable shopping bags the other day. She bought three from her local grocery store at $1 apiece three years ago. By her calculations she: spent $3.00,. earned back 5 cents each time she used them,.[...]

Are Reusable Shopping Bags a Health Hazard?

I love reusable shopping bags (even if I do have a tendency to sometimes forget them). I use them for all kinds of things -- organizing stuff in my closets,[...]

Disney reusable shopping bags test high for lead | California Watch
Disney-themed reusable shopping bags sold in Safeway grocery stores contained more than 15 times the legal limit for lead, according to independent lab tests commissioned by an environmental watchdog group. The Center for Environmental.[...]