Can BPA be Absorbed through the Skin?

It’s beginning to look like the answer is YES. Swiss scientists recently found that BPA transfers readily from receipts to skin and can penetrate the skin to a depth that it can’t be washed off. So the next question is, can BPA continue traveling a little bit further and end up in the bloodstream? We [...]

Toxic Chemical Lobby: Exclusive Leaked Footage [Video]

Toxic chemicals aren’t sitting around passively, they’re wreaking havoc with our health, and even designing a PR campaign too make sure they don’t become outlaws! The Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition is bringing the truth of this out-of-control situation to the forefront with a video created to galvanize public support for Congressional action.  The characters [...]

Contaminated Without Consent: New Report Reveals BPA in Canned Foods

Mike Schade, PVC Campaign Coordinator for the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ), notified us of a brand new report released today on BPA in canned foods.  CHEJ co-authored the report, No Silver Lining, which found toxic bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods like green beans and chicken noodle soup. CHEJ tested a wide [...]

BPA-free Canned Food Options

We’ve talked extensively about BPA-based epoxy linings commonly used in aluminum cans, especially in regards to finding BPA-free tomatoes.  It was a difficult task because of their acidic nature, but we finally found Pomi.  Not even Eden Organics, the leader of the pack, has found a way to go BPA-free in the tomato category just [...]

BPA Exposure in Unborn Baby Girls May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects

Unborn baby girls exposed to bisphenol-a can suffer permanent uterine changes that may eventually result in cancer.  The process is thought to occur through alterations in their DNA. The findings by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB [...]

Endocrine-Disrupting Obesogens: An Interview with Stephen Perrine

Last week we talked about the basics of a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called obesogens.  The whole thing sounded pretty bleak, but I promised to bring you some good news, so here we go! I had the opportunity to interview Steve Perrine, author of The New American Diet, Editor of Children’s Health and Editor-at-Large for [...]

Can Folate Correct the Effects of BPA Exposure?

Is there anyway to counteract the effects of BPA exposure? Over the last few years we’ve been smacked by so much information about the damage done to our endocrine systems by hormone-mimicking chemicals like BPA.  We’ve removed as many obvious sources as we can, and yet so  many are simply out of our control.  Canned [...]

Chemical Industry Lobbying Sways FDA Decision on BPA

While grassroots movements against endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA heat up, so do the American Chemical Industry’s attempts to undermine those efforts. Last week held some exciting action with supporters of chemical reform speaking out across the country.  The Safer Chemical Coalition chronicled the happenings with much excitement: U.S. Senate held hearings on Thursday February 4 [...]

FDA Finally Says BPA is Harmful but Continues to Ride the Fence

I was SO excited to hear about the FDA’s recent change in stance on BPA – until I heard the whole story . . . After delaying its decision three times, the FDA finally agreed that there is some concern about BPA and then issued a warning about its damaging effects. I did a happy [...]

Do BPA-free Canned or Jarred Tomatoes Exist?

Is it possible to enjoy pre-prepared tomatoes without BPA? So far we’ve come up empty-handed in searching for BPA-free tomatoes.  In fact, Eden Organic is the only company currently using a BPA-free lining for their any canned foods in the U.S. – and even they haven’t quite perfected a sturdy enough lining to withstand the [...]

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