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 ...

Products that have BPA . Though the FDA banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and infant formula packaging in 2012, about 10% of canned goods still contain BPA in their packaging, despite health ...

A House lawmaker’s unusual tactic to keep BPA out of food packaging met with limited success this month after regulators agreed to begin a ban of the chemical in infant formula containers ...

Story Highlights; Enviro group: Lining of baby formula cans has toxic, potentially harmful chemical; Bisphenol-A, or BPA, used in polycarbonate plastic products, including baby bottles ...

BPA chemical still found in some canned foods 01:08. It's convenient and a staple in most kitchens, but a lot of canned food still contains a chemical linked to birth defects and cancer, CBS San ...

(AP) -- Makers of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A have asked federal regulators to phase out rules that allow its use in baby bottles and sippy cups, saying those products haven't contained ...

FDA rejects ban on the controversial chemical BPA. March 30, 2012— -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it won't ban bisphenol A (BPA), the controversial chemical ...

But government health officials still cannot decide whether the chemical , or BPA, a component of some plastics, is safe. ... baby food and formula was blocked by partisan battling.

WASHINGTON — Makers of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A have asked federal regulators to phase out rules that allow its use in baby bottles and sippy cups, saying those products haven’t ...

My career as a legislator has been publicly defined by two major pieces of environmental legislation: AB 32 and AB 1493, both of which address global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. L… ...