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• House Lawmakers Call for Extensive EPA Analysis of PFAS Health Risks

  August 1, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A dozen U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the EPA calling for a PFAS health risk assessment focused on the growing use of fluorinated plastic containers.

• Some Aluminum Bottles Release More BPA Than Plastic: Study

  July 15, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A new study has found that some aluminum water bottles can actually leach more of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) than...

• Mountain Pure Bottled Water Recall Issued in Clinton, Arkansas

  May 10, 2011

  Staff Writers

  About 23,000 bottles of Mountain Pure purified water that were distributed as part of disaster relief efforts in Clinton, Arkansas...

• Scotch Toilet Bowl Restorer Recall Issued Over Leaking Bottles

  March 23, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Nearly 75,000 bottles of Scotch Instant Power Toilet Bowl Restorer have been recalled because they can leak, which has led...

• BPA Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk: Study

  March 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A new study into the side effects of BPA (Bisphenol A) indicate that there may be a link between the ubiquitous plastic...

• Infant Exposure to BPA Chemical Should be Limited: FDA

  January 18, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  FDA reviewers are recommending that infant exposure to the plastic bottle chemical Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, should be...

• Babies Exposed to Plastic Bottle Chemical BPA in the Womb: Study

  December 7, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  New research involving the presence of chemicals in the blood of newborn babies found that 90% of children tested had...

• Side Effects of BPA Exposure Linked to Sexual Problems for Men: Study

  November 13, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  New research suggests that high exposure to the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is found in many hard plastic bottles...

• FDA to Reconsider BPA Safety, Industry Prepares for Fight on the Hill

  June 4, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Pressure from lawmakers and activist groups have convinced the FDA to reevaluated the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical...

• Plastic Bottle Chemical BPA Does Enter Body According to Study

  May 26, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Researchers have discovered more evidence that the plastic bottle chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which is used to make many plastic...