Tag Archives: BPA

California’s ban on BPA might affect the whole country

Last week, the California State Assembly passed a bill banning BPA from food and drink containers intended for children 3 and younger. The bill was passed by a slim margin (42 – 31 according to saferstates.com) and now will move … Continue reading

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Coke’s shareholders demand the company comes clean about BPA use: Coke says no.

Last month at Coca-Cola’s annual shareholders’ meeting, a number of concerned investors voted on a resolution that urged Coke to go public about their use of BPA in the linings of their aluminum cans. Coke responded that they did not think … Continue reading

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Ban BPA!

Maryland’s Senate followed in the footsteps of its House Thursday, passing legislation to ban bisphenol A from baby bottles and sippy cups.  Maryland governor Martin O’Malley has yet to review the legislation, but sources close to him say he won’t … Continue reading

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Environmental Protection Agency has left BPA off the list of chemicals needing additional regulation.

As if we needed further proof the government might not have our best interests at hand, the Environmental Protection Agency has left BPA off the list of chemicals needing additional regulation.  This suspicious turn of events followed a December 22nd … Continue reading

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BPA affects male rat fertility for generations.

New research suggests that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) during gestation and lactation lowers male fertility in adulthood and that the effect may persist for at least three generations. The rat study tested relatively low levels of BPA chosen to … Continue reading

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What's in your body?

A number of chemicals are becoming more worrisome. Even as the chemical industry and manufacturers tell us we are safe, the evidence against several widely used chemicals keeps mounting. In December, Environmental Protection Agency adminstrator Lisa P. Jackson gave chilling … Continue reading

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The chemical revolt

BPA in baby bottles. Phthalates in children’s books. Lead in toys. As parents’ awareness of potential toxins in the home has grown in recent years, so has their anxiety. Minnesota has helped lead the way to regulate worrisome chemicals, and … Continue reading

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Should BPA be banned from children's cups?

Chemicals found in everyday products are getting closer public scrutiny as more studies raise concerns about potential health risks. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is one such chemical used since the 1950s to make hard plastics, such as baby bottles, and … Continue reading

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BPA found in supposedly safe Swiss water bottles

OTTAWA  When the anti-plastics movement gained steam a few years ago, Brandi Nicholauson tossed out all the plastic water bottles in her house and coughed up the extra cash to buy her kids metal bottles. Today, the Nova Scotia mom … Continue reading

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Cigarette Lobbyists Working for Bisphenol A Industry

With momentum building to ban Bisphenol A, the chemical industry is using the tactics that kept cigarettes on the shelve for so many years after the health risks had been well documented, according to the  latest investigative report by the Milwaukee Journal … Continue reading

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