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BPA danger in drinking from polycarbonate bottles

Polycarbonate bottles release the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) into any liquid stored in them, with the result that when people drink from the bottles their urine contains more BPA - two-thirds more in participants who drank for just a week from polycarbonate bottles, according to research by the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Bisphenol A in plastic linked to metabolic syndrome in human tissue

New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) implicates the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics—bisphenol A (BPA)—as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences. Also see Yale University research on plastic bottle chemical and tissue danger.

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The FDA says BPA in plastic is safe, but you be the judge

CNN reported two days ago that the FDA is saying BPA, or Bisphenol A, found in some reusable water bottles, baby bottles and most canned food is not dangerous.

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Nalgene Improves Bottle Filters In Wake Of Toxic Claims

NALGENE®, long the leader in laboratory filtration, is now even better. As part of an exclusive agreement, NALGENE® MF75™ Filter Units and Bottle-Top Filters are the only ones available with the new Pall 0.2µm Supor® machV membrane.

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Canada Intents To Ban Plastic Polycarbonate Baby Bottles

Canada intends to be the first in the world to ban polycarbonate baby bottles. The news has been swarming about the possible dangers of the containers which appears to be tied to two types of cancer and early puberty.

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Government Questions Safety About Chemicals In Plastic Bottles

The federal National Toxicology Program said Tuesday that experiments on rats found precancerous prostate tumors, urinary system problems and early puberty when the animals were fed or injected with low doses of the plastics chemical bisphenol-A.

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Hot liquids release potentially harmful chemicals in polycarbonate plastic bottles

When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it’s not whether the container is new or old but the liquid’s temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists.

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