Sarah Janssen is a staff scientist in the health program at NRDC and is based in San Francisco. She is a physician and scientist with expertise in chemicals that mimic hormones and interfere with fertility, reproduction and development of the brain. Many of these chemicals have been found in common consumer products and NRDC is working to reduce exposures by removing the worst offenders. Dr. Janssen is board-certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and has a PhD in Reproductive Physiology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She blogs on NRDC's Switchboard.

Blog Entries by Sarah Janssen

The Chemical Industry Desperately Wants to Keep Their Products in Your Shopping Cart

2 Comments | Posted June 2, 2009 | 05:30 PM (EST)


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I am a typical mom who makes most of the purchasing decisions in my family. I cut coupons, read labels, shop in bulk, and do my best to purchase healthy products. Because I am concerned about exposure to Bisphenol A...

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Court Agrees: Phthalates are Banned From Toys Effective Next Week!

Posted February 6, 2009 | 12:46 PM (EST)


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 NRDC scored a big victory today when a federal judge ruled in our favor in a court case against the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The CPSC had previously ruled that although Congress had set...

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More Evidence That BPA is Toxic and Industry Tactics Exposed

Posted February 1, 2009 | 06:57 PM (EST)


In this era of change, not much has done so at the FDA , where officials continue to say that bisphenol A (BPA) in our food supply is safe despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. We are hopeful that once a new FDA commissioner is named, there will...

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