BPA
May 13, 2015
Bisphenol A (BPA) has been declared a female reproductive toxicant and added to a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced earlier this week.
Under Proposition 65, companies offering products for sale that contain such...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Bisphenol A, BPA, OEHHA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65
August 21, 2014
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced a new Senate bill last month, S2572, or the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014.
S2572, if enacted, would not only ban food containers that contain Bisphenol A (BPA) but would also prohibit replacing BPA with similar carcinogenic or toxic chemicals. It would...
February 11, 2014
A new study published in Health Affairs suggests that replacing Bisphenol A (BPA) with a safer alternative, especially in food and drink containers, could save the U.S. economy over a billion dollars a year in healthcare costs and lost labor. BPA, which is found in hard plastic water bottles, the linings of food cans, and grocery store receipts, is associated with...
February 19, 2014
Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have found evidence that fetal exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) can increase risk for prostate cancer later in life. BPA is found in a variety of common consumer products, from hard plastic reusable water bottles to the linings of food cans to grocery store receipts, and fetal exposure occurs when pregnant women use these...
November 8, 2013
A recent study published in Human Reproduction shows that exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA)—a chemical previously designated by the State of California as known to cause reproductive harm, and temporarily delisted by court order, and currently in litigation—can affect egg maturation in humans, ScienceDaily reported.
Researchers examined eggs exposed to BPA and...
October 30, 2013
According to new studies, the chemicals Bispehnol A (“BPA”) and Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) have been linked to obesity and insulin resistance in adolescents. DEHP is a phthalate chemical that has been designated by the State of California as known to cause reproductive toxicity. Products offered for sale in California containing DEHP...
October 15, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in coatings for baby formula packaging after determining that the industry has abandoned the use of BPA. The FDA did not, however, take any action on the use of BPA in linings of cans used for food.
The FDA took the step to ban the use of BPA in baby formula packaging in...
April 25, 2013
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reported on the potential risk of phthalates and Bisphenol A (BPA) being released when food is microwaved in plastic containers. Several phthalate chemicals have been designated by California as chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, and BPA has been designated as known to cause reproductive harm, although a...
April 19, 2013
A Sacramento County judge granted a preliminary injunction today in favor of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in their case against California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). The injunction requires that OEHHA remove the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) from California’s Prop 65 list of chemicals known to cause reproductive harm,...
Bisphenol A, BPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm
April 12, 2013
On April 11, 2013, the State of California, through its Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), officially designated Bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical known to cause developmental and reproductive harm. Under Proposition 65, products containing chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm cannot be sold...
Bisphenol A, BPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm
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