Protecting our veterans' children
Legacy of Our Veterans' Military Exposures
Justice - social, environmental, human
Protecting our veterans' children™

Category

BPA

Other Toxic Exposures: Over 315 of 450 Tested Plastic Containers Leach Hormone-Like Compounds

March 08, 2013
0
, , , , , , , , , ,
Despite that the industry would like you to think “BPA-Free” labels make foods safe from hormone disrupters, researchers say that this simply isn’t the case. They tested more than 450 different plastic containers from stores like Walmart and Whole Foods. More than 70% of them...
READ MORE

Legislation: 26 States to Consider Toxic Chemicals Legislation in 2013

January 26, 2013
0
, , , , , , , , , , ,
Despite intense industry opposition and Congressional inaction, state governments continue to defend the vulnerable from toxic chemical exposure.  In 2013, we expect at least 26 states to consider legislation and policy changes that will: Restrict or label the use of bisphenol A...
READ MORE

Epigenetic Research: Jet Fuel, Plastics Exposures Cause Disease in Later Generations; Reproductive Diseases, Obesity

January 25, 2013
0
, , , , , , , , , ,
The study, said Skinner, “provides additional support for the possibility that environmental toxicants can promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease.” “Your great-grandmothers exposures during pregnancy may cause disease in you, while you...
READ MORE

Toxic Dangers: The Plight Of A Protective Parent In A Chemical World

November 12, 2012
0
, , , , , , ,
Lindsay Dahl, deputy director of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, is focused on the same goal. Earlier this year, her nonprofit coalition helped lead more than 200 moms and kids as part of the National Stroller Brigade in Washington, D.C. Their mission: convince Congress to...
READ MORE

New study shows BPA’s more dangerous than previously thought

June 13, 2011
0
New study shows BPA's more dangerous than previously thought More than 8 billion pounds of BPA are produced every year, and more than 90% of U.S. residents have measurable amounts of BPA in their bodies. States across the country are moving to ban the chemical in...
READ MORE

Bisphenol A: How to reduce BPA exposure from food

April 18, 2011
0
Bisphenol A: How to reduce BPA exposure from food "Anything you can do to reduce the amount of BPA in your body will lower your risk of disease." Plastic containers and canned foods can be found in most kitchens because they are convenient and affordable. But there is...
READ MORE

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Categories

Fair Use

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
© 2020 LOVME.ORG