It’s beginning to look like the answer is YES. Swiss scientists recently found that BPA transfers readily from receipts to skin and can penetrate the skin to a depth that it can’t be washed off. So the next question is, can BPA continue traveling a little bit further and end up in the bloodstream? We [...]
While grassroots movements against endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA heat up, so do the American Chemical Industry’s attempts to undermine those efforts. Last week held some exciting action with supporters of chemical reform speaking out across the country. The Safer Chemical Coalition chronicled the happenings with much excitement: U.S. Senate held hearings on Thursday February 4 [...]
The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition just issued a new report synthesizing peer-reviewed science, “The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act,” which makes the case that the U.S. has the opportunity to prevent rising rates of chronic disease and reduce health care costs by overhauling federal chemical policy. The report was released [...]
