Recent Discoveries Regarding BPA
90% of cord blood from U.S. babies tests positive for BPA
1/28/2010 – For the first time in the history of its testing, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found BPA in the umbilical cord blood of American babies. Nine out of ten samples tested positive for the chemical, a shocking number.
New study confirms BPA found in plastics is linked to heart disease
1/18/2010 – Using 2006 data from the U.S. Government’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers from the Peninsula Medical School at the University of Exeter in the UK studied urinary BPA concentrations and found a significantly strong link between BPA exposure and heart disease.
Study verifies that BPA causes sexual dysfunction in men
12/15/2009 – A recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction has found that exposure to high levels of BPA is causing various reproductive and sexual problems in men.
“BPA-Free” canned foods found to contain BPA
12/8/2009 – A recent analysis of canned foods revealed that, across the board, the cans contained measurable levels of BPA.
