BPA Baby Bottles Safe
"BPA Bottles Harm Babies? Only If You Batter Them With One, Says Top British Scientist," By Trevor Butterworth. After stepping down as chief scientific advisor to the British government on April 1, Sir John Beddington Sir John Beddington exhaled a … [Read More ...]
Pesticides & Honeybees
"The Politics of Bees Turns Science on its Head -- Europe Bans Neonics While Local Beekeepers, Scientists Say Action is Precipitous," by Jon Entine. In a move they say will protect bees, the European Commission announced on Monday that it would … [Read More...]
Pesticide Residue
"Nutritious Apples, Poisonous Claims," By Angela Logomasini Eat fewer apples, strawberries and grapes, and more corn, onions and pineapples, and you’ll protect yourself and your children from “toxic” pesticides, according to the Environmental … [Read More...]
Obesity & BPA
"Medical Junk Science: Canned Veggies May Make Kids Fat," by Angela Logomasini Can feeding your child canned soup and vegetables make make her fat? According to study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), it just … [Read More...]
Research
Rachel Was Wrong: Agrochemicals’ Benefits to Human Health and the Environment, by Angela Logomasini, Ph.D. This year marks the 50th anniversary of biologist Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, Silent Spring, which argued that man-made chemicals … [Read More...]
Chemical Targets
On a regular basis, consumers hear dozens of stories about how chemicals in the home are wreaking havoc on our health. Safechemicalpolicy.org provides a host of resources for consumers concerned about chemicals in general (see list of fact sheets … [Read More...]
