Chemicals in consumer products and food affect unborn baby boys

Richard Sharpe, a Professor of the Medical Research Council says chemicals in many food, cosmetic and cleaning products put unborn baby boys at greater risk of developing cancer and infertility later in life. The Professor who is one of Britain’s leading reproductive...

Tests Find Bisphenol A in Majority of Soft Drinks

A new study conducted by Health Canada has linked the highly controversial estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA to 96% of soft drinks, showing up in quantities below regulatory limits, but worrisome to some.  A...

Bisphenol A: toxic to babies, OK for adults?

While the Canadian government has decided that Bisphenol A (BPA) is toxic for infants, it has not considered extending the designation to protect adults.  Infants are more vulnerable, but adults are...

Action against Bisphenol A grows

Although Canada has proposed a precautionary ban on baby bottles with Bisphenol A (BPA), the United States and The European Union are still undecided. Scientific debate has yet to reach an absolute conclusion,...

FDA ignores new bisphenol A health risks

Endocrine disruptor bisphenol A has long been held suspect against a host of health issues, including cancer, early onset puberty and reproductive disorders, and it has now also been linked to heart disease and...

Canada/USA Children: BPA found in Canned Goods

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPerhaps there is something to making your own food from scratch from Produce.   Avoiding not only plastic bottles and wrapping, but  all canned goods as...

Glass baby bottles make a comeback

My mum still says how much better glass baby bottles are, and how much better cloth diapers are as well. But now she might actually be right, as it appears many people are turning back to glass due to fears over...

Can pop cans cause cancer?

Something more to worry about.  The Canadian federal government has made up a list of about 200 chemicals that industry will have to prove are safe.  One of them is bisphenol A, a chemical commonly used to coat plastic bottles and pop cans. 

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