Confused by which plastics are safe? You are not alone. You’ve probably heard about certain baby bottles and hard plastic water bottles being recalled in the past because of the chemical BPA. BPA= Bisphenol-A. This is a hormone-disrupting chemical recently linked to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. So which plastics are currently thought to be [...]

Public relations blitz takes cue from tobacco companies’ past tactics

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Sigg, maker of the metal, reusable bottles that became a badge of consumer eco-consciousness and all-around cool, is in danger of becoming a poster child for brand deception and corporate dishonesty.
A letter from Sigg CEO Steve Wasik admits that bottles produced before August 2008 contain trace amounts of BPA in the [...]

Health Canada says award-winning brand contains chemicals
By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News ServiceAugust 7, 2009
An award-winning “BPA-free” baby bottle contained the highest traces of the toxic chemical when Health Canada tested for leaching into water, according to newly released test results.
Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow bottle, described as a product “parents can’t live without” for the past [...]

Massachusetts public health officials warned parents of young children yesterday to avoid storing infant formula or breast milk in plastic bottles containing bisphenol A – and urged pregnant or breast-feeding women to avoid the common chemical in other food and drink containers.
The warning comes after an exhaustive yearlong review of the controversial chemical found in [...]

How to avoid bisphenol A
Q. How do I know if a bottle has BPA in it?
A. Polycarbonate, the kind of plastic that contains BPA, is hard and clear. It may also be tinted. Look for a code on the bottom. If you see a number 7 recycling symbol, and the letters “PC”, the bottle contains [...]

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. [...]

Regulators actively reached out to industry, e-mails show
As federal regulators hold fast to their claim that a chemical in baby bottles is safe, e-mails obtained by the Journal Sentinel show that they relied on chemical industry lobbyists to examine bisphenol A’s risks, track legislation to ban it and even monitor press coverage.
In one instance, the [...]

One dangerous, widely used and well researched chemicals that is found in many plastics is called Bisphenol A, or BPA for short. This chemical is found in sippy cups, the epoxy linings of canned food, baby bottles and countless other items. The organisations producing these products have fought hard and must have somehow bought out [...]