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Chemicals and You / The U.S. vs. The European Union

The FDA and EPA are supposed to be protecting us from potential health and environmental risks. How good a job are they doing? Host Scott Shafer put that question to a couple of journalists who cover the issue.Guest: Mark Schapiro, editorial director of the Center for Investigative Reporting, and author of "Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power".Guest: Sarah Varney, KQED health reporter .


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Chemicals at Home: Searching for Safe Alternatives

A special multimedia series exploring the issue of regulating chemicals in consumer products. View an interactive timeline of regulation policies, learn how to keep your toy chest safe and discover how chemicals are regulated quite differently, depending upon where you live.
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