TheSmartMama Investigates – Found Cadmium Jewelry at Target

After the Associated Press released the results of its investigation evaluating toxic cadmium in children’s jewelry on Sunday as a substitute for lead, I posted that using cadmium in jewelry pre-dated the lead content limits of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), but that I had seen an upswing in cadmium in jewelry and [...]

Mainstream Green: How Green Can You Get Shopping At Target?

I went shopping with my daughter yesterday at Target.  My son needed some shirts.  I tried at Goodwill first in an effort to reuse – but size 6 boys shirts without stains are hard to come by at Goodwill.    Once at Target, I decided to see how green we could go at a mainstream retailer such as Target.  Okay, I realize [...]