The bisphenol A (BPA) story is not yet over. More revelations about this chemical found in plastics are coming in as scientists are stepping up on BPA research. The recent undesirable BPA effect is female infertility and this was reported by Yale University researchers at the recent meeting of the Endocrine Society.
The Yale researchers have [...]
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Another victory for American consumers! On June 2, the state of California Senate voted to ban bisphenol A (BPA) from the packaging of baby food and beverage products. You remember BPA, right? It’s that carcinogenic, endocrine disruptor compound found to leach out from plastic bottles (including baby bottles!) and food packaging (including baby formula!).
Well, it [...]
Tags: ban, bisphenol A, BPA, California, health hazards, legislation, Pavely Bill, plastics, Senate
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It was “a major public health victory” according to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in a press release. He is referring to the pledge made by America’s top six baby bottle companies to stop using Bisphenol-A (BPA) in their manufacturing process of baby bottles.
He has the right to feel elated as many other anti-BPA advocates [...]
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I am not an alarmist so when the news about bisphenol A (BPA) broke, although I became wary of plastics, I didn’t do anything about it. But the latest bad news, including a report by the National Toxicology Program of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, cannot be ignored. BPA exposure can cause a lot [...]
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Bisphenol A is a chemical present in plastics used to make, amongst other things, baby bottles and sippy cups. The effects Bisphenol A, or BPA, might have on our health has been of concern for years, and is at last getting attention from the heath authorities in the US.
BPA mimics the effects of [...]
Tags: baby bottles, bisphenol A, BPA, Recalls, sippy cups
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