A new study adds to the list of potetially harful effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used widely in plastics for consumer goods. The plastic is used in food containers and baby bottles, and is known to leach out of the plastics over time. Most people have some level of BPA [...]

After decades of claiming the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) was safe to use n food packaging, companies that use the have begun to back away from the BPA. Now, after companies using bisphenol A (BPA) and a manufacturer took actions to reduce the use of BPA, for fear it is not safe, [...]

Will agency finally admit the chemical is a health risk.
In a stunning reversal, the an advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted that the agency was wrong in August when it said that bisphenol A (BPA) is not a health risk. BPA is a chemical used widely in plastic [...]

A small step in the right direction which should be a total ban.
In a report in the Canadian official government newspaper the Canada Gazette, The Canadian government will move to limit sales of baby bottles made with the chemical bisphenol A
Canadian environment and health ministries concluded that “bisphenol A be considered as a toxic substance [...]

Thee states ask bottle makers to end use of the
According to a report in the Associated Press three states have asked baby bottle and baby formula container manufacturers to end the use of , The letters went out to 11 companies urging them to end the use of the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol A [...]

A research team from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth and the University of Iowa, have found evidence linking bisphenol A (BPA) to diabetes and heart disease in adults
The study, the first to link higher BPA levels and disease in adults, is published in the Journal of the American [...]

Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists. The findings are reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
The research study found that BPA—a man-made chemical found in a number of plastic products, including drinking bottles and the lining of food cans—actually induces a group of [...]