CA Lawmakers Fail to Ban BPA From Kids' Food, Drink

In a victory for the chemical industry and a great loss for the health of California's children, the California State Legislature on Tuesday narrowly failed to pass a bill that would have eliminated the plastics chemical, bisphenol A (BPA), a...

Have a Coke and a Smile? Maybe Not.

By Alex Formuzis, EWG Director of Communications Do big corporations care about what large blocks of their shareholders have to say about company practices? I don't know. I've never worked for one. But I know politicians do. I've worked for...

Maryland is 5th state to ban BPA

This month Maryland became the 5th state to ban the use of the plastics chemical, bisphenol A (BPA) in children's products, including baby bottles and sippy cups. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed legislation on April 13th that was sponsored by...

Can EWG staff live a week without canned food? Can you?

In 2007 we tested canned food for BPA because the can linings contain the chemical, and we suspected it might leach into the food. And, as we all know now, it does. Since there are no government safety standards limiting...

On BPA: How Risky? How Much Concern? When to Act?

Special to Enviroblog by Elizabeth Grossman, who writes about environmental and science issues from Portland, Oregon and is author, most recently of Chasing Molecules. On January 22, in a substantial shift in policy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced...

Listen up: EWG's Jane Houlihan talks BPA on FOX News

Since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration expressed "some concern" about BPA last week ('bout time), more and more people are wondering whether they should be concerned about it, how they're exposed, and how to avoid it? Of course, you...

On BPA: Dear Madam Commissioner

On January 14, 2010, EWG President Ken Cook sent this letter to the FDA Commissioner, making it clear that we believe the FDA needs to act - and act now- to reduce the human health burden of BPA. It's just...

EWG's 10 tips for a less toxic pregnancy

Last week we told you about the 232 toxic chemicals we found in human cord blood. This week we tell you how to reduce your exposures to toxic chemicals to keep them out of your womb. Because at EWG we...

BPA Invades the Womb

By Elaine Shannon Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the outcry over Rachel Carson's path-breaking Silent Spring and global mobilization around the first Earth Day spurred scientists to attempt to quantify how much pollution was getting into people. Early methods...

Why, oh why is there plastic in my aluminum water bottle?

By Lisa Frack Not so long ago, many of us were happily - and possibly a little smugly - sipping water from our reusable aluminum water bottles. Including my kids (such cute designs, right?). Until, that is, we learned that...

Dear SIGG, We think you should....

SIGG CEO Steve Wasik called EWG's President, Ken Cook, earlier today to discuss our response to his recent announcement that SIGG water bottles did in fact contain the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in its liners until August 2008. As...

Californians say: Make our kids BPA-free

Over 100 California moms rallied in Sacramento on August 26th to send a message to their state Assembly: MAKE OUR KIDS BPA-FREE! See for yourself how many Californians want the Toxics-Free Babies & Toddlers Act to pass: Click here to...

East L.A. says no more BPA

1,000 BPA-free baby bottles landed in east Los Angeles last week. Why? For a toxic baby bottle swap at the St. John's Well Family & Child Center - thanks to a very generous donation from local company Green to Grow....

EWG heads to L.A. this week to ban BPA: Can you be there?

We're working hard in California to ban BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups and other food containers meant for kids. We've made great strides toward a new law by seeing the bill pass the state senate and key state Assembly...

Tell Del Monte: No more BPA!

Several months ago, EWG helped break news of a secret meeting convened at a fancy private club in Washington, where lobbyists from the chemical industry and food companies hatched a plot to mislead consumers about the risks of bisphenol-A (BPA),...

BPA: Can consumer revolt trump K Street?

By Elaine Shannon Don't underestimate the power of a consumer revolt. No hearings. No votes. No PAC money. No lawyers. (Yes!) No lobbying. Advertising -- Facebook and Twitter, virtual and viral. And free. When it comes to cost, you can't...

EWG's Healthy Home Tip 2: Eat organic, fresh foods

Most people prefer their foods free of pesticides and toxic chemicals, for a whole host of (pretty) obvious reasons. I know I do. The government isn't doing enough Pesticides and toxic chemicals are increasingly linked to serious health problems -...

Eden Foods: A BPA-Free Pioneer

By Nena Baker, Author, The Body Toxic and EWG Guest Blogger No one is more pleased to see the hazards of bisphenol A in the spotlight than Mike Potter, father of six, grandfather of four, and founder and president of...

About BPA: Do you feel lucky?

By Elaine Shannon Well, do you? Clint Eastwood/Harry Callahan's pithy question rings in my head, every time I read the chemical lobby's defense of bisphenol A(BPA), a high-volume industrial plastics chemical. Many experiments have shown that BPA, a synthetic...

Puberty is tough enough without BPA

Special to Enviroblog by Alex Formuzis, EWG Communications Director Every child's journey through puberty is different, but you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone describe the experience as "wonderful," "awesome" or "let's play two!" A high-pitched, crackling voice, acne, a disproportionately...