Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical widely used to make hard, clear plastics. It is an endocrine disruptor that has been linked to many negative health effects, including cardiovascular diseases and ...

Plastics. They seem so…inert. Slow to erode or decay, with a biodegradation time measured in the hundreds of years, plastics appear cut off from the organic environment in the way that no other ...

Do we need a chemistry degree to figure out what to eat and drink? Perhaps we do. Here’s one example to pay attention to as we guzzle bottled water on these hot summer days. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a ...

Researchers say bisphenols, PFAS and flame retardants can still be present in some food packaging, and highly processed foods are contaminated by plastic chemicals on their route from a factory to a ...

Ideally, it is best to reduce the amount of plastics your food comes in contact with. Here are several kinds of plastic with potential cancer concerns.

For the first time, scientists have described a biochemical mechanism linking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with the common but problematic ...

Most food in supermarkets is packaged in some form of plastic. But recent studies show that the chemical bisphenol-A, or "BPA," which is used in hard plastics, may be dangerous for babies and small ...

When inhaled at moderate levels, plastic particles without dangerous additives appear to be able to disrupt sex hormones, according to a new study published by researchers at Rutgers University.

Shortly before 2021 came to a close, a little-known agency proposed some new safety standards that accidentally triggered serious questions about human health in the age of plastics. More specifically ...