In case you missed the flurry of recent news, scientists have serious doubts about the safety of BPA (bisphenol A). And that’s alarming because this hormonally active chemical contaminates the body of virtually every single American.
BPA was first created as a synthetic estrogen, and only later was it discovered to make hard clear plastic (polycarbonate [...]

By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service
TTAWA — Consumer groups on Tuesday ramped up their campaign to shame food and beverage companies to take a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to breast and prostate cancer out of their packaging by outing their business plans.
The survey of 20 publicly trade companies with products for sale in Canada, by U.S. [...]

These videos explain how Bisphenol A (BPA) was initially discovered to be harmful and more technical research about how the chemical works.