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Holiday Shoppers Beware: Toxin From Receipts May Lurk in Cash
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News
(Dec. 8) -- Here's a new worry to add to your holiday shopping list: A toxic chemical may be lurking in your wallet. A study released today by the Washington Toxics Coalition found large amounts of Bisphenol A, a chemical that disrupts hormones and has been linked to cancer, on thermal paper receipts and dollar bills tested in 10 states and the District of Columbia. "Our findings demonstrate that BPA cannot be avoided, even by the most conscious consumer," said Erika Schreder, lead author of "On the Money: BPA in Dollar Bills and Receipts." Getty Images A study released today reports that ...
Pollution Turns Birds Gay, Study Finds
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Dec. 2) -- Leading to images of a dystopian future where men wander through smog-choked streets desperately trying to figure out whom to mate with (imagine the present with even more smog), Florida researchers have discovered that high levels of methylmercury may be creating large numbers of sexually confused white ibises and harming their rates of reproduction. "We knew mercury could depress their testosterone levels," University of Florida researcher Peter Frederick told the Daily Mail. "But we didn't expect this. In the worst-case scenario, the production of young would fall by 50 ...
EU Bans Chemical BPA in Baby Bottles
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 27) -- Starting next year, the European Union will outlaw baby bottles that contain the so-called "gender-bending" chemical BPA, which mimics female hormones and has been linked to breast cancer, fertility problems and other illnesses. By March 1, BPA will be forbidden in all baby bottles manufactured on the continent. And by June 1, Europe will ban the import and sales of such products. The ban was announced Thursday by EU Health Commissioner John Dalli. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical that acts as a hardener in plastics compounds. But it can also be a "tumor stimulator," Dalli ...
Is BPA a Toxic Chemical? Canada Becomes the First Nation to List It as One
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Oct 14) -- With little fanfare, Canada became the first nation to officially list bisphenol A -- better known as BPA -- as a toxic chemical. The chemical is a ubiquitous part of modern society -- present in plastic bottles, receipts, canned foods, etc. Most scientists believe it is a toxic endocrine disruptor, which can lead to cancer, hormone problems, damage in developing brains, etc. More than 20 states have moved to restrict BPA, according to Time. Yet the European Union has refused to put any caps on the limits of BPA in food. And the U.S. has been reluctant to produce any meaningful ...
Avoiding Contact With BPA-Laced Receipts
By not in system - AOL News(July 26) -- A new study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group shows that many cash-register receipts contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A, which has been shown to produce numerous health problems in animals. Here are some tips to reduce exposure to BPA in receipts: Minimize receipt collection by declining receipts at gas pumps, ATMs and other machines when possible. Store receipts separately in an envelope in a wallet or purse. Never give a child a receipt to hold or play with. After handling a receipt, wash hands before preparing and eating ...
Study: Receipts Could Be Harmful to Your Health
By Andrew Schneider - AOL News(July 26) -- Cash-register receipts from many fast-food outlets, groceries, pharmacies, big-box stores and U.S. post offices contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A. A study released late today by the Environmental Working Group reported that a laboratory analysis it commissioned found the plastic component BPA on 40 percent of receipts from McDonald's, CVS, KFC, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Safeway and other businesses. BPA is used to coat thermal paper, which reacts with dye to form black print on receipts handled by millions of Americans every day. In laboratory ...
Falling Out of Love With Oil: The Quest for Clean Energy
By Judy Howard Ellis - Politics DailyI should have returned to Destin, Fla., sooner. Destin is a sweet discovery, my family's getaway spot. My eldest niece built her first sand castle there when she was a toddler, and my family knows that if my youngest brother is not at home in Atlanta or traveling for business, he's squirreled away in Destin. The last time I escaped to Destin was in 2006. With my toes digging deep in the sand, I snacked wantonly, slept delightfully and read "The Da Vinci Code." I flew home unconvinced by Dan Brown's theological conspiracies, but the peace of Destin's waters washed over me for weeks. To hear ...
BPA, Potential Cancer-Causing Agent, Found in Canned Soups
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyFrom Campbell's Soup to Coca-Cola, a chemical that's increasingly being tied to cancer is also lining the cans of nearly every food and beverage at the grocery store. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a compound with myriad applications. Most notably, however, BPA has been pinned as a carcinogen in rats and mice, which led to widespread recalls of plastic bottles that could leach BPA into water or food. But BPA is far more ubiquitous than most of us know, according to a special report from Reuters that highlights the role of the chemical in canned goods. Epoxy resin linings, applied to the insides of ...
Opinion: BPA's Risks Are Vastly Exaggerated
By not in system - AOL News(May 19) -- If you found out that you were exposed to a chemical in food packaging that was linked to a host of health problems including obesity, breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, heart disease, brain disorders and erectile dysfunction, you'd want to have it banned. Even if the risk wasn't that great or the science fully proven, precaution would seem to be the most sensible course of action given those charges. This would seem to be the case with bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to coat the linings of cans and in the manufacture of various plastics. Another View: Bisphenol A in our ...
Report: Hazardous Chemical in Our Canned Food
By Andrew Schneider - AOL News(May 18) -- The health hazards of bisphenol A are well documented, but now scientists report that the chemical used in the coating of cans to protect food from corrosion and bacteria is pervasive in the canned goods on our kitchen shelves. Researchers collected 50 cans of food from pantries in 19 states and Ontario and analyzed them at a top food safety lab in San Francisco. BPA was found in 92 percent of the samples, according to a 24-page study called "No Silver Lining," which was released today by the National Workgroup for Safe Markets. The top level of BPA was 1,140 parts per billion ...
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