WASHINGTON — In response to a report by the National Workgroup for Safe Markets, an environmental health coalition, demonstrating high levels of bisphenol A in canned foods, the Grocery Manufacturers ...

Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate plastics, metal can coatings, and other materials that contact ...

Deciding to act on what are still inconclusive indications the chemical might have an affect on child development, regulatory agencies and, subsequently, consumer products companies moved against ...

Following what it calls a “detailed and comprehensive review of recent scientific literature and studies,” the European Food Safety Authority has again found no reason to revise safety standards for ...

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 ...

Dear EarthTalk: A recent study showed that Bisphenol A (BPA) was hardly the human health risk researchers once believed it to be. Should I still try to avoid products that may contain it? — Carolyn ...

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 ...

Scientists are expressing concerns about the safety of food packaging that is labelled as BPA-free. They suggest that some of the chemicals used as substitutes might also be harmful. New research from ...

WASHINGTON — BPA, a chemical used in food containers, is so widespread that most people have traces of it in their bodies. But health officials can't decide if that's a problem, or something we all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We didn’t find the dangerous chemicals in any of the nine bottles we tested. Still, some concerns remain. Here’s how to keep your ...