Shops to cut chemicals in baby goods

Sixteen high street retailers have backed a Friends of the Earth campaign to phase out risky chemicals from the products they sell. According to the environmental organisation, a cocktail of chemicals can be found in everyday products including baby bottles, dummies, clothes and toys. Children's equipment manufacturers the Early Learning Centre and Mothercare are among retailers who have signed the Friends of the Earth Safer Chemicals Pledge. This commits them to identify which of their products contain risky chemicals and to phase them out from their own-brand goods within five years.