Major U.S. foodmakers are quietly investigating how to rid their containers of bisphenol A, a chemical under scrutiny by federal regulators concerned about links to a range of health problems, ...

BPA is an industrial chemical that scientists have linked to hormone disruption and diabetes risk. Plastic water bottles and food containers can leach BPA into what you eat and drink. A new study ...

Campbell Soup Co has said it will stop using BPA (bisphenol A) in the lining of its cans, as a result of a public debate in the US over the use of the chemical. The US food giant said it has been ...

Scientists have long believed that industrial chemicals used in plastic water bottles might mess with human hormones. Until now, most evidence has been observational, showing a connection between ...

A breakthrough new study has found direct evidence linking a key chemical ingredient of plastic bottles to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The study, published in the journalDiabetes, found that the ...

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 ...

The best course of action regarding BPA in food can liners remains to be determined. A recent study by the National Work Group for Safe Markets tested 50 name-brand food cans from North America and ...

As a result, we now see products such as water bottles being advertised as "BPA-free." That said, the compound is still widely used in the plastic coatings which are applied to the inside of metal ...