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BPA levels in humans far higher than previously thought

10/9/2011 - New studies reveal that levels of BPA are massively higher in humans than previously assumed, causing major concern for what has been downplayed by the packaging industry as a false alarm. BPA, or Bisphenol-A, leaches into food from plastic packaging and from the linings of canned foods, causing...

Plastics chemical in packaged foods linked to asthma in babies

5/6/2011 - BPA, also known as bisphenol-A, is a chemical compound often used in the production of a large variety of plastics. The widespread use of BPA has come under public scrutiny due to known connection to a host of health problems, including heart complications, cancer, neurological issues, diabetes and...

Warning for future generations - Pre-natal BPA exposure may cause female infertility

12/21/2010 - The U.S. government is so concerned with health safety and hell-bent on supposedly protecting people from consuming certain natural foods (like raw milk), you can rest assured that Americans are not being exposed to well-documented chemical dangers in the food supply, right? Wrong. The chemical...

FDA continues dragging its feet on Bisphenol-A decision

5/8/2010 - The FDA has missed three self-imposed deadlines to re-evaluate its approval of the endocrine-disrupting chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA), after originally promising in June 2009 to deliver a finding in "weeks not months." BPA is a prevalent industrial chemical used to make plastics hard and transparent,...

BPA exposure causes erectile dysfunction and other male sexual problems

11/25/2009 - Big Pharma bombards consumers with ads for drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), the politically correct term for what used to be known as "impotence". Erectile dysfunction, the repeated inability to get or maintain an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse, is a problem affecting between 15...

FDA Panel Chairman on Bisphenol-A Secretly Received $5 Million Payment

6/7/2009 - As an FDA panel prepares to issue a ruling on whether the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) should be considered safe, press reports have revealed that the research center headed by the panel's chair recently received a massive donation from a vocal BPA supporter and former medical device manufacturer. In...

Six Baby Bottle Manufacturers Quietly Agree to Remove Bisphenol-A (BPA) from Baby Bottles

3/9/2009 - After years of insisting Bisphenol-A (BPA) posed no threat to the health of babies, six larger manufacturers of baby bottles have announced they will stop shipping new baby bottles made with the chemical. No existing baby bottles are being recalled, however. Nor are they being taken off the shelves...

Bisphenol-A Lingers in the Body Longer than Previously Thought, Reveals Research

3/7/2009 - The endocrine disrupting chemical bisphenol A remains in the body significantly longer than scientists had previously believed, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Rochester and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Bisphenol A is an industrial...

Only Two Companies in US Confirm Using BPA-Free Cans

12/19/2008 - Given these uncertain times, it makes sense to have a reserve food supply. Canned food not only provides long term storage and survives external contamination, but also provides a back up in the event of a food shortage. However, it turns out that most canned foods (even "USDA Organic") contain plastic...

FDA Conspired with Chemical Industry to Declare Bisphenol-A Harmless

10/24/2008 - The FDA has been caught red-handed conspiring with the chemical industry to conclude that Bisphenol-A, the plastics chemical, is harmless to human health. As revealed by the Environmental Working Group (see below), the FDA based its evaluation of BPA on a report authored by the American Chemistry Council...

FDA Declares Bisphenol-A Plastics Chemical to be Safe, Relying on Industry-Funded Studies

9/6/2008 - Testifying before the Senate, FDA Associate Commissioner for Science Norris Alderson insisted that products made with bisphenol A (BPA) are safe, even though a number of studies have implicated it as a carcinogen and hormone mimic. BPA is used to make a variety of consumer products, such as hard,...

FDA Declares Bisphenol-A Plastics Chemical Safe Enough for Babies to Drink

8/28/2008 - In a move that surprised no one, the FDA has aligned itself with the chemical industry and declared that Bisphenol-A, a plastics chemical previously linked to neural defects, is safe enough for babies to drink! Echoing the profit-minded desires of the chemical companies that manufacture plastic products,...

Large Retailer Pulls Nalgene Polycarbonate Bottles from Shelves Over Bisphenol-A Concern

7/22/2008 - Two major Canadian retailers have removed clear, hard plastic bottles in the Nalgene style from their shelves, citing concerns over the health effects of polycarbonate plastic ingredient bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is used to make plastic hard and transparent, and also in the manufacturing of resins used...

Bisphenol-A Under Scrutiny, Bans Considered

5/26/2008 - In the wake of breaking new evidence, the United States government is expressing concern over the safety of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A as Health Canada designates it a dangerous substance. Bisphenol-A is a chemical used in the manufacture of common polycarbonate plastic products including...

U.S. Slow to Take Action on Phthalates, Bisphenol-A Chemicals in Plastics

5/2/2008 - Despite mounting evidence of severe health risks from two hormone-disrupting chemicals widely used in plastics, the U.S. government has been slow to regulate the substances. Phthalates, used to soften plastic and make it flexible, are utilized in products ranging from medical devices (including tubing,...

Estrogen Mimicry of Bisphenol-A Threatens Human and Animal Health

3/17/2008 - Bisphenol-A could be making us fatter. Diet and too little exercise are the main culprits of what has been called the obesity epidemic, but the hormone mimicker bisphenol-A might be tipping the scales, so to speak. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is mainly found in polycarbonate plastic, which is labeled with...

Research Biased on Harmful Chemical BPA, New Report States

1/25/2008 - For decades, the federal government and chemical-makers have assured the public that the hormone-mimicking compound Bisphenol-A is safe. This chemical is found in baby bottles, aluminum cans and hundreds of other household products. But a recent investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has...

The top ten consumer questions about superfruit juices: Pomegranate, blueberry, acai and cherry

9/12/2007 - This Q&A report is a follow up from our hugely popular Pomegranate and Blueberry Juice Consumer Shopping Guide, which exposes dishonest juice products sold in grocery stores. Many readers are asking great questions about these products: Is raw better than pasteurized? Is reconstituted juice as good...

Canned foods found to contain dangerously high level of toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA)

4/2/2007 - A new study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group found the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in over 50 percent of the name-brand canned goods tested. In some cases, a single serving was enough to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels that were 200 times higher than the government's safe...

Plastics chemical bisphenol-A may promote breast cancer

8/28/2006 - New research appearing in the journal Chemistry & Biology has shown that a chemical found in harder plastics -- such as those used to make water cooler jugs and CD cases -- may promote breast cancer. Researchers from Indiana University studied how bisphenol-A (BPA) may be more easily absorbed by...

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