Bisphenol A (BPA) has been around for decades but it’s only recently that has the chemical been linked to a myriad of diseases, ranging from diabetes to cancer. In a series of articles for the June 5 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, Senior Correspondant Stephen Ritter explores in detail what scientifically is known about the [...]
BPA-Free Plastics Still Leach Chemicals
March 11, 2011 By 7 Comments
Apparently, you can’t rest easy with your BPA-free plastic bottles and containers. As indicated by a study published last week, commercial plastic packaging in the form of bottles, containers, and wraps release chemicals with estrogenic activity. Estrogen molecules are female hormones that can disrupt sex development in animals if not regulated in the environment. Bisphenol-A [...]
