A Maryland public interest group report that toxic chemicals used to manufacture some common baby products are endangering the health of children. However, a spokesman for the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said parents should not be "needlessly scared" by the group's report, & a chemical manufacturer's group denounced the charge as a "scare story." The manufacturer of one of the products said his company doesn't even use the chemicals it is accused of using. The report, titled "The Right Start: The Need to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals from Baby Products," was released at a press conference last week by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group. The report said some experts link exposure to chemicals found in these products (phthalates) to health concerns such as learning disabilities, cancer, reproductive problems & weakening immune systems.
