"How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers.

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It's an open secret now that the Clean Water Act of 1972, a paragon of anti-water pollution legislation, is failing our country.

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While the FDA holes up and takes a good, hard look at the health effects of the widely used plastic additive bisphenol A, there's a flurry of news and activity on the BPA front.

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Pre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published Tuesday by a scientist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

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One of the major manufacturers of those bottles, Sigg, recently admitted that the plastic liners of their metal bottles kind of, um, contained BPA. Cue uproar. Children's safety products blog Z Recommends notes that this puts the company in a bad position going forward.

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A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking bottles and baby bottles, showed a two-thirds increase in their urine of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA).

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You may never have heard of bisphenol A, also known as BPA, but odds are you're carrying it around in your body right now. Researchers tested more than 2000 people between the ages of six and 85. And 93 percent of them tested positive for BPA, according to the U.S.

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A retired medical supply manufacturer who considers bisphenol A to be "perfectly safe" gave $5 million to the research center of Martin Philbert, chairman of the Food and Drug Administration panel about to make a pivotal ruling on the chemical's safety.

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Higher levels of a chemical often found in plastic food and drink packaging are associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, a study has suggested. The group with the highest levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine were found to be more than twice as likely to have di …

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An ubiquitous ingredient in plastics has been linked to diabetes and heart disease in adults, according to a study being released today, heightening concerns about the widespread use of the chemical BPA.

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Scientists have reported new evidence that low doses of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make plastic food and drinking containers, can impair brain function in primates, extending the findings of previous research conducted in rats.

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Bisphenol A, the controversial plastic chemical, is safe at typical exposure levels from food and drink, according to an FDA draft report.

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The controversy over the safety of the chemical bisphenol A continues, as the U.S. FDA issues a statement saying that the agency sees no reason to tell consumers to stop using products that contain it, Reuters reports.

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It's a question many families are asking after reports last week that a chemical used to make baby bottles, water bottles and food containers is facing increasing scrutiny by health officials in Canada and the United States

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'The future....one word: Plastics'- from the movie The Graduate. 'Hard-plastic Nalgene water bottles made with bisphenol A, or BPA, will be pulled from stores.

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In light of the news that concerns about potential health risks associated with the chemical bisphenol A have encouraged the makers of Nalgene water bottles to pull their product off of retail shelves, it seems like a good time to remind readers of my notoriously headlined HTWW p …

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Nalgene, the company that became the generic name for polycarbonate bottles, has thrown in the towel on Bisphenol A.

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Canada's regulatory body, Health Canada, is the first in the world to declare Bisphenol A dangerous, the first step toward a ban. The chemical is used to make polycarbonate bottles, but also can be found in the linings of most tin cans.

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Nevermind the threat from Saddam's chemical weapons, we have our children poisoned for profits by corruption and it's not a problem for Washington, its the new American way. By SUSANNE RUST srust@journalsentinel.com Posted: March 21, 2008

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A new report is warning about the dangers of popular plastic baby bottle brands sold in Canada, noting that when heated, the bottles can release potentially harmful chemicals.

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A dozen of the leading environmental groups in the country have published the results of a study which says the vast majority of plastic baby bottles might pose a significant health risk, because they contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical linked to obesity, cancer and other condi …

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Congress is investigating a Washington, D.C.-based firm which critics charge "manufactures uncertainty" on behalf of chemical companies to help keep their products free from government bans or other restrictions....

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A controversial report on chemicals found in baby bottles and hundreds of other household products is under intense review by the National Toxicology Program after the agency was swamped with complaints that the authors were unduly influenced by the chemical industry.

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The latest in many reports warning that certain plastic products are dangerous to humans, including Nalgene bottles, toddler sippy cups, and often anything with a "Recycling Label No. 7" on it.

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