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3 States Ask 11 Baby Products Maker Not To Use Bisphenol A
Foodconsumer.org- Oct 14, 2008
"Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal along with the Attorneys general from New Jersey and Delaware on Monday sent a letter to 11 baby bottle and formula container manufacturers asking them to voluntarily stop using bisphenol A or BPA in their products because this chemical is potentially harmful to infants..."
Retailers Start Dropping Baby Bottles Made with BPA Chemical
Natural News- Sept 24, 2008
"Major retailers and manufacturers have begun pledging to stop using the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) following a ruling by the U.S. government's National Toxicology Program and a decision by the Canadian government to ban the chemical in baby bottles..."
FDA says BPA is ok despite concerns raised in new study
CNN.com - Sept 23, 2008
"At a scientific hearing, the Food and Drug Administration defended its assessment that bisphenol A-- or BPA--is safe, even as the first major study of health effects in people linked it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes. The debate could drag on for years..."
Heart Disease, Diabetes Linked to Chemicals in Plastics
U.S. News - Sept 16, 2008
"It turns out, though, that adults may be at risk, too. A landmark study of more than 1,400 people ages 18 to 74, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that those with the largest amount of BPA in their urine had nearly three times the risk of heart disease and more than twice the risk of diabetes as those who had the lowest levels..."
Bisphenol A: If you're alarmed, learn why
Los Angeles Times - Sept 4, 2008
"But now Yale University researchers have announced that the chemical may damage the connections between brain cells, possibly leading to memory problems or depression. That research, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted in primates and though not exactly final, certainly is provocative..."
Chemical in Plastic is Connected to Health Problems in Monkeys
Washington Post - Sept 4, 2008
"Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have linked a chemical found in everyday plastics to problems with brain function and mood disorders in monkeys -- the first time the chemical has been connected to health problems in primates..."
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