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BPA levels skyrocket after eating canned soup

Levels of the hormone-disrupting chemical BPA soared by 1,221 per cent in people who ate canned soup, a new Harvard study reveals. “Very little has been done with cans,” lead author Dr. Jenny Carwile told the Star on Wednesday. “They … Continue reading

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Americans Twice as Contaminated With Toxic BPA As Canadians

Despite eating the same foods and using the same products that contain bisphenol A (BPA), people in the United States have twice as much of the gender-bending chemical in them than Canadians. The finding, published in the Canadian Medical Association … Continue reading

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How chemical companies lie about BPA toxicity

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. Full Article

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Disposal of bisphenol A bottles becomes after-ban safety issue

Mountain Equipment Co-op, the trendy sporting-goods retailer, was the first company to pull polycarbonate plastic bottles from its shelves back in December.Now it has a problem: what to do with thousands of the bottles, made from bisphenol A, an estrogen-mimicking … Continue reading

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Canada Could Ban Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, April 22, 2008 (ENS) – The Canadian government is asking for public comment on whether or not to ban the import, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles than contain the chemical bisphenol A. full article

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Lululemon to stop selling plastic bottles containing bisphenol A

TORONTO – Lululemon Athletica Inc. (TSX:LLL) will stop selling plastic water bottles that contain bisphenol A, a chemical which studies have linked to infertility and cancer, becoming the second-major retailer in Canada to pull the products, an environmental advocacy group … Continue reading

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The Link Between Obesity, Cancer, and Toxicity

Many conventional media sources, known collectively as “Mainstream Media,” or MSM, repeat the conventional wisdom of obesity’s causes: sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition. These factors are irrefutable contributors to the worldwide, growing obesity epidemic. Yet lifestyle and nutrition factors do … Continue reading

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