In an article titled “Bisphenol A for dinner – again?” the Ottowa Citizen reports on the many alleged ways children are exposed to the chemical, a reported sex hormone mimicking agent, including through heating canned infant formula in plastic baby bottles, serving meals in cans and through dental sealants. Bisphenol A (BPA) is reportedly […]
According to ScientificAmerican.com, everything from the “plastics we use” to hormone replacement products to antibacterial soaps may be having estrogenic effects in fish that are changing males so they are indistinguishable from females.
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According to Chemical & Engineering News, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has found measurable levels of BPA—a reported weak synthetic estrogen used to make polycarbonate food containers, plastic baby bottles, refillable plastic water containers and resin that lines metal food and beverage cans—in 95 percent of U.S. urine samples. The article reports […]
Owens-Illinois has outlined how glass recycling can have a positive impact on our planet. One fun fact: “Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power a 60-watt bulb for four hours, a computer for 30 minutes or a television for 20 minutes.” Glass packaging is 100 percent recyclable. So, don’t let […]
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According to the LA Times, Sciences International’s (SI) contract with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences was terminated due to the company’s reported financial ties to the chemical industry. According to the article, some scientists who study bisphenol A, a reported compound in polycarbonate plastic linked to prostate cancer and other reproductive effects, […]
The Washington Post reports that the National Institutes of Health will review the work done on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical “common in plastics that has been linked to cancer and reproductive problems in animals,” by Sciences International (SI), the agency fired because it was allegedly also doing work for the chemical industry. […]
The Washington Post reports that Sciences International (SI) was recently fired due allegations that the contractor, which was hired to review the safety of certain chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA), has been simultaneously working for the chemical industry. SI held a reported $5 million, five-year contract to run the federal Center for the […]
According to Living on Earth, new studies have found a contributor to asthma and the growing epidemic of prostate cancer, bisphenol A. This chemical can allegedly be found in some plastic bottles and food cans. The study has been published in the Journal of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
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