About those unpronounceable and polysyllabic names of chemicals on consumer product labels. Are they safe? The answer? We don’t know. Laws, for the most part, do not require that industrial chemicals have to be tested before they are put on the market. Instead, regulators and enforcement agencies view industrial chemicals as “safe until proven otherwise,” [...]
Be Careful What You Wish For in Plastic Substitutes
May 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Been buying plastic products that tout themselves to be “BPA Free”? Well, you should be wondering what chemical has been substituted for BPA (its full name is Bisphenol A) in the plastic. As reported by Erica Geis in The New York Times, Bisphenol S is used in place of BPA. The chemical is similar to [...]
Pediatricians Want Stricter Regulations on BPA and Other Chemicals
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) wants an overhaul of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The organization says the policy overseeing chemical safety doesn’t adequately protect pregnant women and children from chemicals such as the plastic additives bisphenol-A and phthalates and adhesives (which tend to be polymers). The 35-year-old act has been criticized in recent [...]
