Calif. regulators say BPA warnings not warranted

A California regulatory board voted Wednesday against placing Bisphenol A, a chemical used to manufacture plastic baby bottles and toys, on the state's list of chemicals that are believed to cause reproductive harm.

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Conn. lawmakers vote to ban BPA in food containers

The Connecticut House of Representatives has given final approval to a law banning the sale of plastic baby bottles, food containers and cups containing Bisphenol-A.

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Chicago City Council approves BPA baby bottle ban

Chicago on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA.

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Sunoco restricts sales of chemical used in bottles

Sunoco has begun restricting sales of a controversial chemical used in baby bottles and food containers that some researchers believe can harm infants.

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States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA

Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants.

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Canada says chemical in hard plastic bottles may be unsafe

An ubiquitous chemical found in hard plastic water bottles, DVDs, CDs and hundreds of other common items came under increased pressure Friday when Canada said it's potentially harmful and may ban its use in baby bottles.

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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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"Your body is probably home to a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA. It's a synthetic estrogen that United States factories now use in everything from plastics to epoxies — to the tune of six pounds per American per year. That's a lot of estrogen."

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Groups suing to make Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams safer for salmon say there is nothing new or real about the Obama administration's revised plans for saving threatened and endangered salmon. Formal responses from the state of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe, conservation group …

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The Obama administration's recent salmon plan for the Columbia and Snake Rivers largely ratified the Bush administration's plan and disappointed salmon advocates who had hoped for more effective action to restore the endangered fish runs.

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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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The Sigg Company recently admitted it knew as far back as 2006 that its aluminum bottle liner contained BPA.

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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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BPA found in the common household items will affect DNA change among 20% of Pregnant mice offsprings.

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A study found "drinking from polycarbonate bottles increased the level of urinary BPA."

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You Choose - Do We Really Need So Many Plastic Bottles Clogging Our Earth and Bodies?

PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles have come to the forefront of our consciousness lately for two reasons – we are casually covering the surface of our planet with them in landfills even though it takes 700 years for them to start to decompose, and we are increasi …

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WEEKS after its own advisory board accused the Food and Drug Administration of failing to adequately consider research about the dangers of bisphenol-A, found in many plastic baby bottles, plastic food containers and metal can linings, the agency has agreed to reconsider the issu …

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While the media continues to report activist fears over chemicals in plastics, another risk assessment buttresses the overwhelming consensus in science that the chemical is safe.

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Both FDA and EFSA use "Good Laboratory Practices" (i.e. industry studies) instead of independent studies to qualify BPA as safe for humans. This .pdf explains why the FDA and EFSA are wrong to do so.

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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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Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and flame retardants (PBDEs) are strongly associated with adverse health effects on humans and laboratory animals.

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"A hormone-like chemical should be taken out of food packaging, especially baby bottles, infant formula cans and other products used by children and pregnant women, university researchers and consumer advocates told a Food and Drug Administration subcommittee Tuesday. The FDA ha …

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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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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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Late last week, FDA's lead scientist asked the agency's science board to convene a subcommittee to study the effects of bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in hard plastics and food containers.

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An Arkansas woman filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Connecticut company of making plastic baby bottles with a dangerous chemical linked to serious health problems.

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Bisphenol-A is a chemical used in the manufacture of common polycarbonate plastic products including baby and water bottles. Commonly referred to as BPA, the chemical has long drawn criticism from health advocates and environmentalists alike.

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while cathrine brisken, researcher @ swiss federal institute of technology in Lausanne, observes changes in female offspring of mice that had minuscule quantities of bisphenole in their drinking waters, swiss authorities await european food safety authoritys reevaluation on this  …

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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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