BPA

EPA will rule on BPA this fall.

March 31, 2010

The latest news from EPA about BPA is……it will rule on it this Fall. I know what you are going to say. “Yeah yeah…that’s what they said the last time.” I’m inclined to agree with you in thinking that it’s just another lip service but then the report that just came out yesterday said that [...]

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Truth about BPA in cosmetics on Eco Diva

February 20, 2010

I wrote a tell-all article on “BPA and cosmetics” on my diva friend, Eco Diva‘s blog. Check out the article and let me know what you think. And YES. BPA is in cosmetics and their containers too! Truth about BPA in cosmetics

BPA in toilet paper and pizza boxes?

February 4, 2010

Those of you who follow me on Twitter and in blogsphere, know I’ve been trying to get rid of a case of crushed tomatoes. We had this case since before the news broke about BPA tainted canned goods. OK, so we had them for awhile. It was actually part of our emergency stash. But now, [...]

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BPA in Sigg Water Bottles

August 27, 2009

Yep. You read it correctly. Just when you thought you were doing the right thing by buying reusable aluminum bottles to avoid BPA in plastic bottles, now the story hits the news about Sigg bottles having liners with trace amounts of BPA. What now? Well, according to the letter from the CEO of Sigg, Steve [...]

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The Endocrine Society’s report on BPA

June 13, 2009

I know most of you heard that Bisphenol A (BPA) is harmful and that hard plastic water bottles, that made Nalgene famous, contained BPA. Since the revelation, Nalgene and other ‘like’ manufacturers voluntarily pulled all their BPA containing plastic bottles off of the shelves and replaced them with “BPA-Free” water bottles. Wal-Mart also volunteered to [...]