BPA – CFACT

Anti-BPA baby bottle blather baseless

The alleged danger of the chemical BPA in baby bottles was one of last year’s biggest scare stories. But Angela Logomasini of the Independent Women’s Forum says these fears are unjustified. . .

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Craig Rucker

|2013-02-21T11:50:19-05:00February 20th, 2013|Comments Off

Canada crushes anti-plastic bottle hype

For years, charges have been made that a common chemical found in plastics, known as BPA, is responsible for birth defects, obesity and even cancer. And while activists have been successful getting their message into the media, they’ve been less successful in getting it validated by peer-reviewed science.

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CFACT

|2012-11-29T18:37:59-05:00October 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Health scare surrounding BPA still lacks scientific foundation

Like Alar, DDT, phthalates, and a host of other substances before it, Bisphenol A (BPA) has joined the ranks of man-made chemicals to be vilified as threatening human health by activists and politicians, conspicuously lacking in evidence to back up their claims. BPA is one of those chemicals that make products we take for granted actually “work.” Its unique properties make it a key component in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, chemical compounds that make everyday products – ranging from DVDs, CDs, cell phones, and bicycle helmets to food containers, toys, and medical equipment – strong and durable. [...]

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Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.

|2012-11-13T17:32:58-05:00March 12th, 2010|Comments Off

Activist babies may not get their plastic bottles

If you were about to throw away your baby bottles due to the latest health scare over the plastics they contain, you may not need to go “all glass” just yet. This, according to Dr. Gilbert Ross of the American Council on Science and Health, who notes in a recent article there is no cause for concern over the tiny exposure we face from the plastic component known as BPA. Ross explains that yet again, laboratory tests were used exposing rats and mice to very high doses of the chemical, but that there is no evidence at all of [...]

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|2012-11-13T17:32:58-05:00June 11th, 2008|Comments Off