Bisphenol A is used to make food and beverage containers that range from baby bottles to cans of tomato sauce. Growing scientific evidence shows that BPA, as it's called, is hazardous to our health. The hormone-disrupting chemical routinely contaminates what we eat -- and has been linked to cancer, infertility and obesity, among other problems. It's especially risky to infants and children. NRDC experts have called on the government to ban this unsafe chemical from food packaging.
Posted May 11, 2012 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
This week the Chicago Tribune published a remarkable 4-part series about the chemical industry and its deeply dishonest campaign to perpetuate the use of toxic flame retardants in household products. This series is essential reading for every parent, every person...continued→
Posted April 6, 2012 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
“We were talking--about the space between us all And the people--who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion Never glimpse the truth--then it's far too late--when they pass away. We were talking about the people…who gain the world and lose...continued→
Posted March 30, 2012 by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment
FDA is kicking the BPA-lined can further down the road in an announcement today that the Agency plans to keep studying this issue while consumers continue to be exposed. Specifically, the Agency's response to NRDC's petition is: "FDA has determined,...continued→
Posted March 23, 2012 by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
As the end-of-the-month decision from the Food and Drug Administration on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) draws closer, the chemical industry is trying hard to paint NRDC’s advocacy against the endocrine-disrupting substance in a bad light. Last week, on...continued→
Posted March 16, 2012 by Phil Gutis in Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, The Media and the Environment
The calls started coming in late in the day Monday. Curious. Concerned. Angry. People wanting to know about that damning “leaked memo” that had posted on the Web. My colleagues and I were dumbfounded. And then we saw a blog...continued→
Posted February 17, 2012 by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
The FDA kicked off a 60-day comment period today on the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) request to ban BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups. This is a step in the right direction but it isn't nearly enough. ACC’s request...continued→
Posted December 19, 2011 by Mark Izeman in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
You think buying gifts for one night is difficult? Try finding 8 gifts for each of the 8 nights of Hanukkah. If you have two children, like I do, that’s 16, plus all of the other family gifts...continued→
Posted December 8, 2011 by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on breast cancer and the environment. The report (downloadable for free) was commissioned by the Susan G. Komen foundation and was written by a committee of experts who spent over a...continued→
Posted December 7, 2011 by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally committed to a decision by March 31, 2012 on whether to ban BPA from use in packaging for food and drinks. This was announced today as part of a settlement agreement...continued→
Posted October 12, 2011 by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Yesterday I posted a blog about an industry group who declares all baby bottles and sippy cups in the U.S. are now BPA-free. They have filed a formal request at FDA asking them to ban the use of BPA in...continued→
