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Bisphenols

Is your BPA-free water bottle as safe as you think it is?

Environment

In 2008, the FDA banned Bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products over rising evidence and concerns that the chemical acted like a hormone and led to potentially serious health problems. BPA-free bottles hit the market — and new research suggests those may be no safer.

Is your BPA-free water bottle as safe as you think it is?

Environment

Link found between common chemicals and breast cancer

Health & Medicine

Defending BPA

The World

War of the Sciences

BPA Update

New research shows further human health effects of the petrochemical bisphenol A, widely used in food containers and clear plastics.

The World

Bisphenol A on the Burner

A growing body of research points the finger at Bisphenol A, an endocrine-disrupting chemical compound, but will policymakers heed the science?

New Studies Link Asthma, Prostate Cancer to Toxic Chemicals

Tiny amounts of chemicals in the plastic used to make most sports water bottles and the lining of some food cans could interfere with prostate cancer treatment. That’s the finding of a new study that looks at the effects of Bisphenol A, a chemical commonl

The World

A lack of scientific consensus over BPA

Health & Medicine

Concerns about the effects of the chemical bisphenol-A have grown in recent years, but the scientific community has not come to a clear consensus on how BPA affects human beings. Denise Grady, reporter for the New York Times, explains.