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The Fight Against BPA

The Breast Cancer Fund is a leading fighter to eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer. On their website is a complete section on Bisphenol A (BPA).
BPA is a synthetic estrogen. The problem lies in the fact that it is also an effective additive to create hard plastics. Therefore, it is used [...]

Measurable Levels Of BPA Found In Canned Food

The U.S. non-profit group, Consumers Union, tested 19 canned foods and found that almost all contained measurable levels of bisphenol A (BPA). The canned products tested included soups, green beans, tuna, and juice.
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy [...]

BPA Health Effects Research Initiative By NIEHS

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$14 Million for BPA Research
Researchers who just received funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study BPA assembled in North Carolina to meet with scientists from academia and government already working on the compound. The purpose of the meeting, held Oct. 6, 2009 at the National Institute of [...]

Is Your Water Bottle Safe? Harvard Study Confirms Health Risk

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The Harvard School of Public Health has just released a new study which confirms that bisphenol A or BPA can leech from polycarbonate bottles into the water. Why is that significant? What is bisphenol A (BPA)?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production-volume chemical commonly used in the manufacture [...]