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Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Chemistry World November 20, 2012	BPA: friend or foe? With media-fueled anxiety over bisphenol A (BPA) continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer
Chemistry World February 17, 2013 Patrick Walter	Is BPA just an 'innocent bystander' Question marks have been raised over whether the levels of bisphenol A that people are routinely exposed to are high enough to cause the diseases that have been linked to the controversial chemical.
Fast Company April 2010	FDA vs. BPA Letters to the editor regarding the article "This Is the Real Story of the Chemical Bisphenol A or BPA."
Chemistry World March 17, 2014 Emma Stoye	BPA substitute made from paper industry leftovers In response to the controversy surrounding bisphenol A, chemists in the US have synthesized a safer, green alternative based on lignin.
Chemistry World December 14, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Cost of banning BPA in till receipts outweighs benefits, EU agency concludes The social and economic costs of banning bisphenol A in cash register receipts outweigh any long-term benefits.
Chemistry World May 14, 2015 Rebecca Trager	California demands warning labels for BPA The US state of California has added bisphenol A to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals linked to health concerns, despite opposition from the chemical industry.
Chemistry World April 4, 2012 Rebecca Trager	FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging The US Food and Drug Administration says there is insufficient scientific evidence to ban bisphenol A in food packaging.
Food Engineering March 2, 2009	Bisphenol A is OK in Packaging Materials Based on all available evidence, the consensus of regulatory agencies in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan is that the current levels of exposure to BPA through food packaging do not seem to pose an immediate health risk to the general population.
Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Rebecca Renner	FDA shifts on BPA safety The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its position on the possible developmental health risks from bisphenol A, the controversial and widely used ingredient in hard plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008.
Science News January 19, 2008 Janet Raloff	Food for Thought: How Plastic we've Become Our bodies carry residues of kitchen plastics.
Chemistry World June 4, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US regulator rethink on BPA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revisiting its stance that bisphenol A is safe at current exposure levels.
Chemistry World February 25, 2013 REbecca Trager	Endocrine disrupting chemicals under fire Common synthetic chemicals suspected of disrupting the hormone system could be responsible for serious health problems, warns a report released by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Environmental Program.
Chemistry World July 25, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EU food agency finds BPA safe The EU has affirmed the safety of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Chemistry World September 16, 2008 Rebecca Trager	BPA Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes The first large-scale epidemiological study examining the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on an adult population has linked exposure to the chemical to health problems including heart disease and diabetes.
Chemistry World September 8, 2008 Rebecca Trager	NIH reaffirms BPA concerns The US National Institutes of Health has again expressed 'some concern' about the effects of bisphenol A on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, babies, and children at current exposure level
Chemistry World April 14, 2008 Rebecca Trager	FDA Under Pressure Over Bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been accused by congressmen of cherry picking research to support its decision on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other products for use by children.
Fast Company February 2009 David Case	How To Pass The BPA Test Read the news about BPA and you'll see evidence cited that the compound is safe. But are these assertions just exploiting our limited scientific literacy? Here's how to decode the potential obfuscation.
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US BPA usage could be curbed Major US chemical trade group the American Chemistry Council is on the defensive following several significant moves to restrict usage of the controversial chemical bisphenol A in food and drink containers.
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 John Carey	Getting to the Bottom of Plastic Bottle Risks Retailers are demanding vigilance against worrisome chemicals in containers, food, and other goods.
Chemistry World September 9, 2013 David Bradley	Worrying molecule found in bottled water Researchers at the German Federal Institute of Hydrology, have turned their attention to bottled water given growing concerns that such products might contain worrying levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Chemistry World March 2, 2010 Anna Lewcock	New high tech nuclear lab for EU A new state-of-the-art facility in Germany will significantly boost Europe's ability to identify and characterise minute traces of nuclear material as part of ongoing safeguarding and non-proliferation activities.
Chemistry World December 6, 2012 Elinor Hughes	Stopping endocrine disruptors in their tracks US scientists have come up with a system to assess whether chemists' latest synthetic product is an endocrine disruptor -- a chemical that interferes with hormone regulation in animals and humans.
Chemistry World July 19, 2012 Rebecca Trager	US bans BPA in baby bottles The US Food and Drug Administration's ban on the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and children's sippy cups is being celebrated by industry and environmental groups, but many stakeholders are calling it too little too late.
Chemistry World November 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager	FDA criticised by its own experts over bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s recent conclusion that controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is safe at current levels is flawed, the agency's own Science Board has warned.
Chemistry World November 30, 2010 Andrew Turley	Industry 'disturbed' at Europe BPA ban The European Union says it will ban the controversial monomer bisphenol A as a raw material in baby bottles due to concerns over its impact on human health.
Food Processing May 2012 John Rost, Chairman	FDA Affirms Safety of BPA Agency finally rules -- negatively -- on 2008 petition from Natural Resource Defense Council.
Financial Advisor November 2012 Jerilyn Klein Bier	Chemical Solutions Safer chemical management strategies can help prevent toxic financial fallout. Consumer products companies are also moving away from controversial chemicals such as triclosan, an antibiotic agent used in soaps.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances.
Chemistry World July 18, 2012 Laura Howes	BPA causes freaky fish flirting Fish exposed to the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A become much less choosy when courting a mate, says new research published in Evolutionary Applications.
Scientific American August 2008 Adam Hinterthuer	Just How Harmful Are Bisphenol-A Plastics? Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out
Chemistry World April 18, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Canada may brand bisphenol A 'toxic' Canada's national public health agency looks set to become the first regulator in the world to label Bisphenol A (BPA) -- used for decades in products like plastic baby bottles and food containers -- 'toxic' and 'hazardous'.
Fast Company February 2009 David Case	The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A How a handful of consultants used Big Tobacco's tactics to sow doubt about science and hold off regulation of BPA, a chemical in hundreds of products that could be harming an entire generation.
Chemistry World July 29, 2013 Emma Stoye	Toxicologists enter the fray on endocrine disruptors A group of toxicologists has written to European commission chief scientific adviser Anne Glover urging her to rethink plans to regulate endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Chemistry World April 13, 2015 Emma Cooper	Labs and wastewater cleaned with the same sponge Scientists have discovered that a cheap and common sponge they use to clean surfaces and equipment in their lab has a very high capacity to absorb bisphenol A.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Sarah Houlton	EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources.
Chemistry World August 18, 2008	Exclusive Interview: Cal Dooley Cal Dooley, the American Chemistry Council's next president and CEO, is no stranger to controversies over industry's use of chemicals.
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Chemistry World July 20, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US chemical industry lobby group in the hot seat again The American Chemistry Council has come under fire once again, just months after it was publicly accused of lying about having no involvement with a phony fire safety coalition.
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Laura Howes	Uproar over chemical exposure advice for pregnant women A report by the UK's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designed for health professionals, has attracted a large amount of media interest for suggesting that pregnant women avoid new furniture, paint fumes and food from cans and plastic containers.
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