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Plastics That May Be Harmful to Children and Reproductive Health
Bisphenol S in Thermal Receipts as Hazardous as Bisphenol A (BPA) How safe is structurally similar bisphenol S (BPS), a widely used BPA replacement? A research partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assessed 19 chemical alternatives to BPA in receipt paper, including BPS. "It appears that BPS and BPA are equally problematic" in terms of toxicity, says Kurunthachalam Kannan, a research scientist at the New York State Department of Health in Albany and senior author of three recent BPS studies.Click here for an open-access article from Environmental Health Perspectives.
Yale study explains how Bisphenol A (BPA) chemically modifies DNA EHHI Board member Hugh S. Taylor, MD, director of the reproductive endocrinology and infertility section of the Yale School of Medicine, says plastics containing BPA cause permanent changes that can lead to cancer in mice. While the data on BPA in humans is less clear than with DES, adult animal models are clearly showing that in utero exposure to BPA can increase the risk of breast cancer.Click here for news story.
FDA relied on chemical industry lobbyists to discredit scientific studies
warning of BPA risks Emails obtained by the Wisconsin Journal Sentinel show FDA asked chemical industry to study BPA.
Chicago becomes first municipality to ban BPA in baby bottles and cups
Chicago's ban on the sale of baby bottles and cups containing BPA will take effect in January 2010. Click here for story.
