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Healthcare Media Events Event 1 Toxic Chemicals in Product Packaging Products come in a variety of packaging these days and some food items have chemicals identified as suspects, such as phthalates and bisphenol, or BPA. CNN Health’s Sandee LaMotte states that many scientists have suspicions that the packaging could be affecting humans in the endocrine system. This article suggests that customers use their purchasing power to make these companies force changes in the marketplace by insisting that they reduce the harmful chemicals from their products. A group called Safe Chemicals announced a new method for reporting on retailers and assigning a grade to how well these companies are doing in the reduction of harmful chemicals. The highest grade of B went to Target and Walmart. BestBuy and CVS only hit the C’s. Home Depot, Kroger, Lowes, and Walgreens hit in the D’s. Dead last were Amazon, Costco, and Albertsons brought up the rear with solid F’s in a scorecard called “Who’s Minding the Store?” These reports grade retailers in 13 categories on a scale of 0-130; the results are shocking that only two were in the B level. Neither Amazon nor Costco had a decent response to this report. These chemicals include arsenic, lead, mercury as heavy metals. Next on the list were BPA, parabens, and formaldehyde all of which may affect the endocrine system of humans and animals. These huge retailers can vote with their purchase power, the ones listed in this report have sales of over one trillion combined (LaMotte, 1). They can force changes in the packaging environment. All environmental activists want the public to consider more than price when shopping. Customers can
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