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Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic may not be harmful, says Dept. of Energy toxicologist
A total of 150 scientific studies have shown that bisphenol A (BPA), a controversial component of plastic bottles and canned food linings, may be used in quantities too small to negatively affect human health. The analysis, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting here by…
France bans controversial chemical BPA in food packaging
The French parliament voted Thursday to ban the use of bisphenol A, a chemical thought to have a toxic effect on the brain and nervous system, in baby food packaging next year and all food containers in 2015. The chemical, commonly known as BPA, is used in “polycarbonate” types of…
Study finds link between childhood obesity and soda can’s BPA chemical
US scientists say they have established for the first time a link between overweight and obese children and a common chemical found in everyday consumer products such as soda cans. The substance is Bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical, and the study found that in a sample of nearly 3,000…
‘Sir, would you like your food poisoned or non-poisoned?’
Why is that cashier wearing gloves? That nice young fellow with the tattoo on his forearm and the earring; that smiling, “Hi how are you today, beautiful day out, I like your shirt” cashier—why is he wearing gloves as he handles my groceries? The others aren’t wearing gloves. I ask him…
BPA spikes 1,200 percent after eating canned soup: study
WASHINGTON — People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday. The randomized study, described as “one of the first to quantify BPA levels in humans…
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