Archive for June, 2008
Published: 23 June 2008
According to the “Seattle Times,” Washington’s King County Council has approved a measure to limit the purchase of single-serving bottled water by county agencies and offices. Last month, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels asked city residents not to buy bottled water as making and moving the plastic water bottles wastes energy and creates piles of […]
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Published: 20 June 2008
“New York Newsday” reports while Congress is still considering measures to ban the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in producing baby cups, toys and water bottles, two major retailers, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us, are removing products containing such chemicals from their shelves. Some federal legislators, including Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), […]
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Published: 18 June 2008
Ontario’s “Sarnia Observer” reports a breakthrough breast cancer study spearheaded by two researchers is revealing some disturbing trends. The first study is a four-year case control study involving 2,000 women from Essex-Kent County, which is nearing the end of its data collection phase. The second study is a two-year qualitative exposure study, which is […]
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Published: 17 June 2008
“Web MD” reports a panel of scientists approved most of a government draft report on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) with a few key changes. Independent scientists on a National Toxicological Program (NTP) board affirmed the NTP draft report’s conclusions with two exceptions: They recommend changing “some concern” to “minimal concern” for bisphenol […]
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Published: 17 June 2008
According to the “Associated Press,” some Democratic lawmakers recently pushed for a ban on bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in water bottles, canned food and other household items, despite mixed opinions from government experts about the substance’s possible risks. BPA has reportedly come under recent attack from consumer groups, who point to animal […]
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Published: 17 June 2008
The “Associated Press” reports the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee will take a closer look at chemicals used in baby bottles, toys, and other household items amid concern they can cause developmental problems in children. The plastics chemicals bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates have been used for over 50 years, but recent analysis by […]
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Published: 16 June 2008
According to “Pack Expo,” as part of an ongoing effort, a subcommittee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Science Board will hold a public meeting on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) in plastics, review an Agency Task Force report on the topic, and deliver its findings to the Board’s annual meeting this […]
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Published: 16 June 2008
The “Daily Green” reports the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently named a new panel to study the potentially toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA); for years, however, the FDA stood by the plastics industry position that the chemical was safe, despite studies on laboratory animals that showed BPA could disrupt the normal activity of hormones. […]
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Published: 13 June 2008
The “Wall Street Journal” reports government experts and lawmakers clashed at a hearing Tuesday over the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, as the science indicating health risks seemed not conclusive enough to meet the burden of proof required for a U.S. ban. BPA is used in hundreds […]
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Published: 12 June 2008
According to the “Associated Press,” an Arkansas woman filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Connecticut company of making plastic baby bottles with bisphenol A (BPA), which is a potentially dangerous chemical linked to serious health problems. The lawsuit by Ashley Campbell against Playtex Products of Westport seeks nationwide class-action status to represent what it […]
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