death in the drugstore

1. Today I learned that because of a ban on chemicals in baby products that just went into effect in San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle measured the concentrations of phthalates and bisphenol A in a sampling of toys, teethers, and bottles available in local stores. Among other companies, Walgreens learned that it carried banned products from the Chronicle staff.

2. Another recent mention of Walgreens appeared in news articles about environmentalists' air freshener phthalate tests, which resulted in Walgreens yanking multiple air fresheners.

From these two pieces of information I could just conclude that many companies, Walgreens among them, don't really know what's in their products and unfortunately end up relying on concerned citizens, but it's far more entertaining to conclude that shopping at Walgreens will kill you.