Dear EarthTalk: A recent study showed that Bisphenol A (BPA) was hardly the human health risk researchers once believed it to be. Should I still try to avoid products that may contain it? — Carolyn ...

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 and ...

Microplastics may seem like a wellness buzzword, but studies are accumulating about the amount we consume daily, with the long-term health risks still unknown. While a microwave on its own is said to ...

WASHINGTON — BPA, a chemical used in food containers, is so widespread that most people have traces of it in their bodies. But health officials can't decide if that's a problem, or something we all ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA will reevaluate the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging, according to a press release from the ...

WASHINGTON — In response to a report by the National Workgroup for Safe Markets, an environmental health coalition, demonstrating high levels of bisphenol A in canned foods, the Grocery Manufacturers ...

Following what it calls a “detailed and comprehensive review of recent scientific literature and studies,” the European Food Safety Authority has again found no reason to revise safety standards for ...

Bisphenol-A (BPA), the endocrine-disrupting chemical in plastics — and the go-to environmental health villain — has vexed public-health experts for at least a decade. Reams of inconclusive and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to formally review the safety of bisphenol A in polycarbonate, metal cans and other food-contact materials, accepting a petition from public health ...