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Aren’t green beans supposed to be good for you? New study of BPA in canned food says maybe not…

November 4, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babies, babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, chemicalpolicy, endocrinedisruptors, EPA, FDA, food, simplesteps

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

More industry spin on BPA.

August 24, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, FDA, food, infantformula, pregnancy, prenatal, simplesteps

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

The Chemical Industry Desperately Wants to Keep Their Products in Your Shopping Cart.

June 1, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, children, FDA, food, infantformula, moms, pregnancy, shopping, simplesteps, sippycups

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

More evidence that BPA is toxic and industry tactics exposed

January 29, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
BPA, FDA, food, plastic, pregnancy, simplesteps

 In this era of change, not much has changed at the FDA , where officials continue to say that bisphenol A (BPA) in our food supply is safe despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.  We are hopeful that once a new...continued

New report: US regulatory agencies have been underestimating the risk of harm from chemicals like phthalates

December 18, 2008

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
cosmetics, CPSC, EPA, FDA, food, phthalates, pregnancy, reproduction, simplesteps, toys

Today an expert group of scientists issued a strongly worded report that verifies what most of us already knew - we live in a toxic soup of chemicals that we accumulate by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated...continued

FDA continues to ignore BPA science, has another shot Friday

October 29, 2008

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, endocrinedisruptors, FDA, food, pregnancy, simplesteps

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

Bisphenol A: Scientists Rip Apart FDA Report

October 28, 2008

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, cancer, endocrinedisruptors, FDA, food, pregnancy, reproduction

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

Sarah Janssen
Sarah Janssen
Staff Scientist
San Francisco
I grew up in the rolling hills of rural northern Illinois – in a small...
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