Retailers and consumer groups started demanding non-BPA-containing plastics. Pediatricians were particularly concerned about limiting BPA exposure in pregnant women, infants, and young children. 4,8 ...

BPA-free” food packaging may be hiding new risks. A McGill University study found that several BPA substitutes used in ...

BPA, or bisphenol-A, is a chemical used in the production of many plastic items. People who have heard of BPA may recall the ...

Jacqueline Mailly and Anastasia Vernikou of Hogan Lovells and Grégoire Paquet outline the details of the EU regulation introducing a ban on Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials and its ...

New research from McGill University reveals that several common BPA substitute chemicals used in thermal labels and food packaging — especially TGSA and D-8 — can be highly toxic. The study shows that ...

Maybe the journalism consensus has it wrong. A few weeks ago, a story flashed across my computer screen about bisphenol A, the plastic additive better known by its initialism BPA. European food safety ...

Do chemicals lurking in bottled water and canned food increase your abdominal fat? A new study from Harvard School of Public Health and published in the journal Environmental Health found that ...

Dear EarthTalk: What is "BPA" used in plastics, and why should I worry about it? Are there certain household items or food containers to avoid because of BPA? - Tina Sillers, via e-mail According to ...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used in many everyday household items. Since 2011, the European Union has banned its use in baby bottles and food and drink containers for children under ...