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It's a question many families are asking after reports last week that a chemical used to make baby bottles, water bottles and food containers is facing increasing scrutiny by health officials in Canada and the United States
'The future....one word: Plastics'- from the movie The Graduate. 'Hard-plastic Nalgene water bottles made with bisphenol A, or BPA, will be pulled from stores.
In light of the news that concerns about potential health risks associated with the chemical bisphenol A have encouraged the makers of Nalgene water bottles to pull their product off of retail shelves, it seems like a good time to remind readers of my notoriously headlined HTWW p …
Nalgene, the company that became the generic name for polycarbonate bottles, has thrown in the towel on Bisphenol A.
Canada could ban products containing bisphenol A. The Hudson's Bay Company has decided to pre-empt Health Canada with plans for an urgent national recall of plastic baby bottles, cups and toys containing the synthetic chemical compound from 280 Zellers and 94 Bay stores.
Canada's regulatory body, Health Canada, is the first in the world to declare Bisphenol A dangerous, the first step toward a ban. The chemical is used to make polycarbonate bottles, but also can be found in the linings of most tin cans.
Nevermind the threat from Saddam's chemical weapons, we have our children poisoned for profits by corruption and it's not a problem for Washington, its the new American way. By SUSANNE RUST srust@journalsentinel.com Posted: March 21, 2008
A new report is warning about the dangers of popular plastic baby bottle brands sold in Canada, noting that when heated, the bottles can release potentially harmful chemicals.
A dozen of the leading environmental groups in the country have published the results of a study which says the vast majority of plastic baby bottles might pose a significant health risk, because they contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical linked to obesity, cancer and other condi …
Congress is investigating a Washington, D.C.-based firm which critics charge "manufactures uncertainty" on behalf of chemical companies to help keep their products free from government bans or other restrictions....
A controversial report on chemicals found in baby bottles and hundreds of other household products is under intense review by the National Toxicology Program after the agency was swamped with complaints that the authors were unduly influenced by the chemical industry.
The latest in many reports warning that certain plastic products are dangerous to humans, including Nalgene bottles, toddler sippy cups, and often anything with a "Recycling Label No. 7" on it.
Canada's largest outdoor-goods chain has pulled water bottles and food containers made of polycarbonate plastic from its shelves over worries about the chemical bisphenol A, which has been linked to cancer and reproductive problems in animals.
Mountain Equipment Co-op has quietly pulled most food and beverage containers made of polycarbonate plastic (such as those made by Nalgene) from its shelves, citing concern over possible health risks caused by by hormone disruption.
Extrapolating from the results of animal experiments, they suspect bisphenol A has its fingerprints all over the unexplained human health trends emerging in recent decades hinting at something going haywire with sex hormones, including the early onset of puberty, declining sperm …
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