Bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting chemical used in food packaging, is present in almost all Europeans' bodies, posing a potential health risk, the European Environment Agency said Thursday. "A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that some exposure was safe for adults. But other health agencies, ...

A team of microbiologists and chemists at the Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering, working with colleagues from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Flemish Institute for Technological ...

There is mounting evidence that bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and the linings of aluminum cans, may have adverse health consequences. The Food and Drug ...

Even small amounts of bisphenol A can lead to long-term health effects. When researchers studied adult rats exposed in the fetal stage, they found that females had developed a more masculine and males ...

Science reporting on "endocrine disrupting" chemicals hits new low. Is the resistance to evidence-based science clinical? Jon Entine of the Genetic Literacy Project reports. One of the most disturbing ...

Price trends In August, the domestic Bisphenol A market saw an initial rise followed by a decline, trending downward overall.

Studies of bisphenol-S, the chemical compound sometimes used to replace bisphenol-A in "BPA-free" plastic products, found it is disruptive not only to the body's hormone system, but to brain circuitry ...

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical widely used to make hard, clear plastics. It is an endocrine disruptor that has been linked to many negative health effects, including cardiovascular diseases and ...