Strategy Being Devised to Protect Use of BPA

In a meeting on May 28, representatives from the chemical industry and manufacturers of canned goods strategized about how to refute the growing concern and body of scientific knowledge that link BPA to harmful health effects.

• The Washington Post 

Minnesota is First State to Restrict use of BPA

Minnesota became the first state in the nation to ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles and "sippy" cups when Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) signed the legislation into law.

• Read the Press Release  Press release | May 8  | PDF

FDA relied on chemical industry lobbyists to assess BPA

Emails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel show that the FDA relied on the chemical industry to examine the risks of BPA, track legislation and monitor news coverage.

• Read the article  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Companies that still use BPA may risk market exclusion

Continued use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage packaging poses unnecessary competitive, reputational and potential market exclusion risks for food and beverage manufacturing companies, claims a new report.

• Read the article 

Vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by toxins

Children, low-income communities and communities of color are at higher risk for exposure to toxic chemicals.

• Read the Article  Minnesota Spokesman Recorder

Chemical Company Worried About Risks of BPA

Gas and chemical giant, Sunoco, recently acknowledged safety concerns about bisphenol A and has vowed not to sell the chemical to customers who want to use BPA in products made for children under the age of three.

• Sunoco acknowledges safety concerns with bisphenol-A, prohibits use in baby products  News Article

Children's Bath Products Tainted with Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Despite label claims like "gentle" and "pure," dozens of top-selling children's bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to new report and product tests released today by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and Minnesota-based Healthy Legacy.

• Read the Press Release  Press release | Mar 12  | PDF
• Read the Full Study  Report | Mar 12
• Supermarket suspends sale of Johnson products amid debate  China Daily

BPA found to decrease effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast cancer cells

A new study is the first to show that BPA, at concentrations comparable to those found in the general population, reduces the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs in breast cancer cells.

• Read the study  Environmental Health Perspectives