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Bisphenol A Products - Articles
Bisphenol A is Not Recycleable
by
ecoblog
Posted
Sun 25 Jul 2010 7:06am
on whether to ban the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles which contain bisphenol A.
Nalgene Outdoor Products on April 18th announced...
Reducing exposure to BPA
To reduce exposure to Bisphenol, NIEHS suggests :
Don't microwave polycarbonate plastic food containers. BPA is strong and durable
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FDA Says Bisphenol A is Safe. JAMA Studies Say Otherwise.
by
Kim S.
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:11am
How is it that the FDA is telling Americans that Bisphenol A is still safe when studies are proving otherwise? Yet again, our health takes a backseat to commercial interests. Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and...
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Bisphenol A disappearing from packaging
by
Dr. Marion Nestle
Posted
Fri 29 Oct 2010 6:04am
According to FoodProductionDaily.com , a new report says that consumer concerns are driving companies to take bisphenol A (BPA) out of their packaging. BPA, you may, is an estrogen disrupting chemical in plastic containers and the linings of food cans. Although the harm it causes is not well established, many groups have been working to get rid
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Bye Bye, Bisphenol-A
by
Andy B.
Posted
Sun 15 Nov 2009 10:00pm
With the recent concerns about Bisphenol-A, I thought it would be useful to notify you via this short post that Eden Organic canned goods do not contain the controversial chemical.
I have come across their products at Whole Foods all throughout the Northeast as well as local health food stores throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.
In the off-chance
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Canadian BAN on bisphenol A
by
Marie L.
Posted
Tue 04 Nov 2008 1:57pm
on Saturday will become the first country to formally declare bisphenol A hazardous to human health and officially inform the baby-product industry it will no longer be able to use... bisphenol A on its list of toxic substances and ban its use in baby bottles.
In unveiling the "precautionary and prudent" move, Clement proposed a limited ban of the widely used
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More problems with bisphenol A, maybe
by
Dr. Marion Nestle
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:58am
A new study links bisphenol A, the chemical that leaches from #7 plastic bottles, with heart disease and diabetes. People with higher levels of bisphenol A in their urine had a greater chance of having heart disease and diabetes. Does this mean bisphenol A causes these conditions? It could, but it also could mean that some other factor
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