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New study confirms bisphenol A found in plastic is linked to heart disease
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by: S. L. Baker, features writer
 














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Play CBS Video Video FDA: Limit BPA Consumption
The Food and Drug Administration is now warning to limit BPA consumption, a common chemical in canned foods. As Kelly Wallace reports, BPA is normally not labeled on products.


 


A collection of sport and baby bottles potentially containing the compound bisphenol ...

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical commonly used by industry in the manufacture of plastics. Originally developed as a synthetic version of the female hormone estrogen, it is now found in everything from baby bottles to plastic water bottles to lining on the inside of cans. In fact, BPA exposure is now so widespread that it was found in over 93% of urine samples in a 2004 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study.

A recent study directly links BPA exposure to erectile dysfunction and other sex ...

Check your SIGG bottle! SIGG admits that before August 2008, the inside liner of it’s wildly popular stainless steel bottles contained BPA.  In California, stores such as Whole Foods, REI and Mollie Stones have been busy pulling the old Bisphenol A (BPA) bottles from shelves. BPA is a hormone disrupting ingredient that is banned in Canada, but not in the U.S. Stores that sell SIGG bottles are now offering customers a FREE replacement or refund. It’s easy to check and see if you ...

Harvard study proves bottles with BPA are bad for us
By Susan Wilson


The environmental media has been saying that plastic drink bottles and promotional plastic water bottles with BPA (bisphenol A) are bad for us.  A Harvard study has shown that drinking from plastic (polycarbonate) bottles increases the amount of BPA in your system 69 percent.
A recent Harvard study using 77 student volunteers showed that after one weeks use of polycarbonate plastic bottles increased the amount of B ...