Archive for the 'Packaging CONCERNS' Category
Published: 12 March 2010
According to the “Boston Globe,” Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has asked state health officials to look into placing a limited ban on bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in food and drink containers that the state last summer warned parents of young children to avoid. Lee Ketelsen, New England co-director of the advocacy group […]
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Published: 11 March 2010
According to the “Associated Press,” Wisconsin has become the third state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to pass a ban on bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical widely used to harden plastic food and beverage containers. More than 90 percent of Americans have traces of the chemical in their bodies, as the chemical leaches out of […]
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Published: 9 March 2010
According to the video, there are some scary creatures in the ocean, but none more scary than plastics. Watch the video now
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Published: 9 March 2010
“The Nation” reports on 10 ways to help people shrink their carbon footprints, including: use less paper; eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less meat; rid your home and garden of synthetic pesticides; use water-efficient fixtures; and cut back on plastics. According to “The Nation,” plastics “clutter the environment, and they’re made from […]
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Published: 8 March 2010
According to “Reuters,” the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has launched 11 new animal studies to investigate the possible effects of bisphenol A (BPA), NIEHS director Linda Birnbaum told Congress. NIEHS is reportedly spending $20 million to study the substance, widely used in food containers.
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Published: 5 March 2010
“CanWest News Service” reports Canada’s decision to become the first country to ban baby bottles with bisphenol A (BPA) was in flux in the days leading up to the unprecedented announcement — and was secured after the intervention of senior Conservative political officials, internal government records show. Tony Clement, health minister at the time, […]
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Published: 4 March 2010
The “Belmont Citizen-Herald” reports U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., the author of a bill to establish a federal ban on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and beverage containers, issued the following statement today at a hearing entitled “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Drinking Water: Risks to Human Health and the Environment.” […]
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Published: 4 March 2010
The “Baltimore Sun” reports the Maryland Senate passed the bisphenol A (BPA) bill 46-0, after the House passed an identical bill last week. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley hasn’t reviewed the legislation, but a spokesman said he doesn’t believe the governor would have objections. If the bill is signed, Maryland would become the fourth state to […]
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Published: 3 March 2010
“Washington Post” reports major U.S. food-makers are quietly investigating how to rid their containers of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical under scrutiny by federal regulators concerned about links to a range of health problems, including reproductive disorders and cancer. Food-makers are reportedly discovering how complicated it is to remove the chemical, which is in […]
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Published: 2 March 2010
The “Montreal Gazette” reports a local man is seeking permission to launch a class-action suit against Gaiam Inc. of Louisville, Colo., a manufacturer of reusable aluminum water bottles, alleging that the company made false claims they were free of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The motion, filed in Quebec Superior Court this week by […]
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