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The Bisphenol A Roller Coaster Takes Another Dive

July 15, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babies, babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, chemicalpolicy, children, infantformula, kids, KSCA, pregnancy, reproduction, simplesteps, sippycups

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

California is the latest battleground on BPA regulation.

July 13, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, infantformula, pregnancy, simplesteps, sippycups

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

Congress asking questions about BPA and industry tactics

June 3, 2009

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

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

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

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

FDA on BPA: The public is not reassured

September 17, 2008

Posted by Sarah Janssen in Health and the Environment

Tags:
babies, babybottles, bisphenol-a, BPA, FDA, JAMA, pregnancy, simplesteps, sippycups

Yesterday, I attended FDA's public meeting on BPA and gave public comments. One thing that struck me was there were 20 public commentators - 2 were from industry, 2 were from animal rights groups (they were relatively neutral on the...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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