A study being released today finds that bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to make plastic and suspected of causing cancer, stays in the body much longer than previously thought.
The findings are significant because the longer the chemical lingers in the body, the greater chance it has of doing harm, scientists say.
Researchers from the University of Rochester in New York also say the chemical may get into the body from sources such as plastic Read the rest of this entry »

MILWAUKEE — A study being released today finds that bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to make plastic and suspected of causing cancer, stays in the body much longer than previously thought.
The findings are significant because the longer the chemical lingers in the body, the greater chance it has of doing harm, scientists say.
Researchers from the University of Rochester in New York also say the chemical may get into the body from sources such Read the rest of this entry »

Data on the possible health effects of bisphenol A keep coming. Now, researchers have examined links between urinary concentrations of the chemical and adult health status — and the findings, though not damning, couldn’t be called soothing.
In a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., scientists from the United Kingdom and the University of Iowa analyzed urine samples from 1,455 American adults, asked questions about Read the rest of this entry »

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Oct. 21, 2008 — It’s official: Canada is banning
, a plastic chemical found in some polycarbonate bottles and the lining of canned goods.
The Canadian government says it will immediately start drafting regulations banning the importation, sale, and advertising of polycarbonate
bottles that contain bisphenol A (also called BPA). That makes Canada the first country to order a ban on bisphenol A baby bottles.
In the U.S., the
is in the process Read the rest of this entry »

Conflict of Interest Allegations Cloud U.S. Bisphenol A Meeting
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — Allegations of conflicts of interest
related to a University of Michigan researcher are clouding a
U.S. advisory panel's review of the safety of bisphenol A, a
chemical used in plastic.
In letters to the agency, lawmakers have criticized ties
between one of the Food and Drug Administration's advisers,
Martin Philbert of Michigan, and supporters of the Read the rest of this entry »

Even after scientists crushingly denounced both its methods and its conclusions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is still brooding over what to do about bisphenol A.
That’s the omnipresent chemical that makes baby bottles tough and helps keep the inside of metal cans bacteria-free. But a cascade of animal research also links BPA to behavioral disorders, breast cancer, heart attacks, fertility problems and diabetes.
Here, then, is what the Read the rest of this entry »

Oct. 29, 2008 — The controversy over the plastic chemical bisphenol A is
heating back up, with a panel of scientists criticizing an FDA draft report on
bisphenol A safety.

, also called BPA, is a chemical found in polycarbonate plastic
– including some water bottles and
— and in the
lining of canned goods.
Some research, mostly done on animals, suggests possible health risks from
bisphenol A exposure, especially early in life. But an FDA Read the rest of this entry »

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The
hosted a meeting with U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and users of food-packaging materials containing bisphenol A (BPA) on Jan. 30 to discuss minimizing the levels of the chemical in food.
• Updating the industry on the FDA’s and Health Canada’s current activities and planned research to further assess the exposure to BPA and manage any potential risks from the chemical.
• Describing manufacturers’ Read the rest of this entry »

The federal government has decided to add bisphenol A to the country’s list of toxic substances, a move that is likely to renew attention on the widespread use of the controversial chemical in almost all food cans sold in Canada.
The toxic determination, issued in today’s Canada Gazette, makes Canada the first country to classify as risky bisphenol A, the chemical building block for polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins.
The government took Read the rest of this entry »