Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Yesterday, Consumer Reports released a study of the levels of bisphenol a (BPA) in food products. They found that nearly all of the 19 canned food products they tested contained levels of BPA which have been associated with harm in...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Living Sustainably
Living on Earth aired an excellent interview with Dr. Tracey Woodruff on the regulation of endocrine disruptors last week. As an EPA alum and director of UC-San Francisco's Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Dr. Woodruff knows a thing or...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Last week, the FDA had a public meeting with their scientific advisors to give a regular quarterly update on what is happening at the Agency. This included an update on the re-evaluation of BPA that has now been slated for...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
What does "known to cause" mean to you? Does it mean "beyond a reasonable doubt"? Or "clear and convincing"? To a scientist like me, this type of legal-speak is baffling, yet we were hearing a lot of it from the...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Many of my blog posts are about the hormone disrupting chemical, bisphenol A or BPA. This chemical has been in the spotlight quite a bit over the past several years and will be again this week in California when the...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
Yesterday I posted a blog about the latest industry tactics to promote the continued use of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in our food packaging. There is widespread exposure to this chemical in the general public. And current levels...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
I am a typical mom who makes most of the purchasing decisions in my family. I cut coupons, read labels, shop in bulk, and do my best to purchase healthy products. Because I am concerned about exposure to Bisphenol A...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come under fire for a lot of missteps over the past 8 years. From recalls of "blockbuster medications" like Vioxx and Baycol, to bacterial contamination of spinach and tomatoes, to pet food contamination, to the...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
This has been a big week in the saga around bisphenol A (BPA) - a chemical in food packaging that poses a considerable health risk, especially to infants and children. Our health team has been working on this for years, and we are hopeful that...continued→
Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment
An external subcommittee of scientists just administered a dose of bitter medicine to the FDA. The subcommittee reviewed a deeply flawed FDA report on the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) and concluded that the Agency bungled the science, failing to protect people from this chemical....continued→
