Bpa Health

Lobbying Groups Fight to Stop FDA From Regulating Chemical Linked to Erectile Dysfunction and Miscarriages

Suzanne Merkelson | Posted 04.06.2012

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Suzanne Merkelson

Curiously missing from the recent showering praise on the FDA are the three biggest U.S. producers of BPA: Saudi Basic Industries Corp., Bayer AG and Dow Chemical Co.

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Catherine Pearson

BPA May Impact Daughters' Behavior, New Study Shows

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.24.2011

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Just about everyone living in an industrialized country has some exposure to bisphenol A or BPA -- the industrial chemical that can be found in food a...

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End Game on Bisphenol A? Have we reached a tipping point on the science of this ubiquitous chemical?

Jon Entine | Posted 12.17.2011

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Jon Entine

If you monitor the web, you might think the science is converging on the conclusion that BPA is harmful, when the opposite is the case.

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Getting BPA Out of Baby Bottles Isn't Enough

Sarah Janssen | Posted 12.11.2011

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Sarah Janssen

Parents have to be on their guard because polycarbonate bottles containing BPA are still legal to sell.

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BPA-Free? Not Exactly

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 12.10.2011

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

So why isn't the FDA banning BPA -- along with food colorants and other chemicals that scientists are increasingly reporting aren't safe for people, let alone kids?

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Is Food Packaging Affecting Your Health?

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P. | Posted 07.19.2011

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Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P.

Most of us are genuinely trying to do our best to be healthy -- we buy organic food, try to drink filtered water and include more fruits and vegetables with every meal. But what about the packaging surrounding our food?

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High BPA Exposure Linked To Low Sperm Count

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study t...

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President's Cancer Panel Warns of Toxic Effects of BPA

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.17.2011

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Samuel S. Epstein

A 2007 review of 700 studies on BPA, published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology, found that the fetus and infants are highly vulnerable to the toxic hormonal effects of this ingredient.

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