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NRDC to FDA: Ban BPA from our Food

October 21, 2008

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
bisphenol-a, BPA, FDA, health, petition, pregnancy, simplesteps

I’ve written earlier posts about scientific studies linking bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to health problems. In the past few years, numerous studies suggest the chemical can lead to serious illnesses, such as reproductive abnormalities, prostate and breast cancer, neurological damage,...continued

FDA on BPA: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Eat No Evil?

September 15, 2008

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babies, babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, EPA, EPAcredibilitygap, estrogen, health, hormonedisrupters, infantformula, nationaltoxicologyprogram, NTP, simplesteps, sippycups

I'm a new mom. And I'm also a physician and a scientist who studies hormone disruptors, chemicals that mimic hormones and interfere with the function of other hormones in our bodies, like estrogen. As a new mom I worry about...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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