Proposed Legislation Would Require Ingredient Disclosure
Clean Link February 3, 2012 Sanitary Maintenance editorial staff Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats proposed legislation in November 2011 that would require commercial... Read More
North Carolina scientists in the middle of the BPA debate.
Researchers in North Carolina now find themselves squarely in the middle of a scientific controversy after a ruling by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
US opts not to ban BPA in canned foods.
Bisphenol A will continue to be a part of the US diet. The FDA was forced to make its determination as part of a settlement to a lawsuit filed in August by the National Resources Defense Council, an environmental group based in New York.
Tell Tide to Come Clean and Ditch the 1,4-Dioxane
Big Green Purse blog March 29, 2012 Diane MacEachern Would you knowingly wash your clothes in detergent that contained cancer-causing chemicals? I sure wouldn’t, and... Read More
Mothers trumping regulators regarding BPA in food packaging.
The Food and Drug Administration has until Saturday to decide whether mothers know best. The agency is trying to determine whether bisphenol A, also known as BPA, should be forbidden in food and beverage packaging.
Feds facing deadline on proposed BPA ban.
Saturday is the court-ordered deadline for the Food and Drug Administration to respond to a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council asking that bisphenol A, or BPA, be banned as a food additive, which would also preclude its use in packaging.
Doctors & parents concerned about chemical in food packaging.
The FDA is expected to make an announcement regarding its decision on the future of BPA within the next few days.
How much BPA exposure is dangerous?
The FDA has until Saturday to decide whether to ban the plastic additive BPA from food packaging. Some scientists think BPA poses a risk to consumers because it can act like estrogen in the body. But recent studies by government scientists suggest the ...
Tens of Thousands Call on Procter & Gamble to Strip Cancer-Causing Chemical From Tide Free & Gentle®.
This is a story about trust. About trust in a company that tells you its product is safe for your children, and about trusting that... Read More
Low doses, big effects: Scientists seek ‘fundamental changes’ in testing, regulation of hormone-like chemicals.
Small doses can have big health effects. That is a main finding of a new report, three years in the making, published Wednesday by a team of 12 scientists who study hormone-altering chemicals. Dozens of substances that can mimic or block hormones are found in the environment, the food supply and consumer products, including plastics, pesticides and cosmetics. One of the biggest controversies is whether the tiny doses that most people are exposed to are harmful. The researchers concluded after examining hundreds of studies that health effects “are remarkably common” when people or animals are exposed to low doses. "Fundamental changes in chemical testing are needed to protect human health," they wrote.
