Tag: Bisphenol A
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Two-thirds of food cans tested contain BPA, and the alternatives may not be much better
A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.
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'BPA-free' plastics often uses Bisphenol-S ... which might be just as bad
From one problem to the next...
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BPA could be affecting desire to exercise
Study assessed the effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals on mice's desire to exercise and found that it makes them lazier.
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EWG has released new report on BPA in canned food
Find out which brands are the best and worst players in the canned food industry right now.
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More Americans drinking BPA in canned beer
What's in that "polymer lining" in every can? A gender-bending hormone that may be really bad for you.
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Scientists agree that BPA is an "ovarian toxicant"
Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system.
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A safer alternative to BPA could come from paper-making waste
Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics.
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Fetal exposure to BPA is linked to prostate cancer
A new study from the University of Illinois shows how chemical exposure early in life can alter stem cells and cause disease.
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Popeye the Sailor Man after a life of eating from BPA lined cans
Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero
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Jargon Watch: Plasticarian
A new term for those who try to live without plastic, that might just catch on.
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Bisphenol A Now Illegal In American Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups, No Thanks to FDA
It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA.
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More Americans Drinking BPA in Canned Beer, Thanks to Economy and Pabst Drinking Hipsters
Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience.
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Can SUBSPORT Help Chemical Companies Move Towards Safer Alternatives?
The Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT launched this week, intending to give business improved tools for substituting hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes.
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An Aerial View of BPA: Where Are We Since the Rejected Ban?
Where does the FDA stand on a BPA ban?
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BPA is FDA's Latest Gift to Food Industry
Without a hint of irony, FDA maintains several web pages with helpful information for parents and others wishing to avoid BPA, such as: “What You Can Do to Minimize Your Infant’s Exposure to BPA.”
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FDA Punts On Banning Bisphenol A; NRDC is Outraged, But I Think They Got It Right
It is one thing to ban something, it is another thing to have something to replace it with at hand. We don't.
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What is Causing Early Puberty In Girls?
New York Times article asks a lot of questions, and doesn't deliver a lot of answers.
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Campbell's Says It's Heading BPA-Free
Under pressure from parents and breast cancer groups, Campbell's Soup says it has transition plan away from BPA in motion
