Bisphenol A
hideBisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA, is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. It is a difunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. With an annual production of 2–3 million metric tonnes, it is an important monomer in the production of polycarbonate.
Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s, concerns about the use of bisphenol A in consumer products were regularly reported in the news media in 2008 after several governments issued reports questioning its safety, and some retailers removed products made of it from their shelves.
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Workplace BPA exposure increases risk of male sexual dysfunction
Nov 11, 2009 |
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High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal Human Reproduction.
Consumer advocates find BPA in food packaging
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled "BPA-free."
Study finds reproductive health effects from low doses of bisphenol-A
Jun 17, 2009 |
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New research from North Carolina State University and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) shows significant reproductive health effects in rats that have been exposed to bisphenol-A (BPA) at levels ...
Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant mice permanently changes DNA of offspring
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Exposure during pregnancy to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many common plastic household items, is known to cause a fertility defect in the mother's offspring in animal studies, and now researchers have found ...
BPA industry seeks to polish chemical's image
May 31, 2009 |
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Frustrated at media portrayals of bisphenol A as a dangerous chemical, food-packaging executives and lobbyists for the chemical makers met last week at an exclusive Washington, D.C., club where they hammered out a strategy, ...
BPA chemical leaches from plastic drinking bottles into people
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking bottles and ...
US lawmakers move to ban baby bottle chemical
Mar 13, 2009 |
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US lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to ban the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A, suspected of harming human development, from all food and beverage containers.
JAMA article contends earlier study overstated validity of findings on bisphenol A
Feb 18, 2009 |
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In a letter to be published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. S. Stanley Young, Assistant Director of Bioinformatics at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, and Ming Yu, Un ...
Bisphenol A, chemical used to make plastic, lingers in body, study finds
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A study released Wednesday finds that bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to make plastic and suspected of causing cancer, stays in the body much longer than previously thought.
