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There’s BPA in cash register receipts?

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Feb. 12, 2012   1 Comment  

Laboratory tests found high levels of BPA on 40 percent of thermal paper receipts sampled from major U.S. businesses and services, including McDonald’s, Chevron, CVS, KFC, Whole Foods, WalMart, Safeway and the U.S. Postal Service, among others. BPA in paper receipts also contaminates paper recycling and is showing up in napkins, toilet paper and other common papers with recycled content. (Thinkstock)

Bad news bears

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Should you avoid plastic food steamers?

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Oct. 15, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Even though a plastic food steamer may be marked “BPA-free,” there's no guarantee it won't leach other endocrine disrupting chemicals into food or drinks. Consumers might want to just play it safe and opt for food steamers made of tried and true plastic-free materials, like glass, stainless steel or bamboo. (Media credit/Wen-Yan King via Flickr)

Watch out for #7 plastics

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BPA-free plastic bags in boxed wines?

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Aug. 13, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Boxed wines have many environmental advantages over bottled, but some of the plastic bags inside the boxes contain BPA, a synthetic chemical that has been linked to a range of human health problems. Bota Box, pictured here, and many other box wines come in BPA-free packaging. The simple way to know is to read the labels when you’re wine shopping. (Peter Knocke via Flickr)

Maybe not…

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The brave new world of “green chemistry”

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July 1, 2011   Leave a Comment  

A brave new world known as “green chemistry” seeks to reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, use and disposal of products. (Thinkstock)

Questioning everyday materials

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EarthTalk: BPA? Gulf oil?

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Oct. 3, 2010   2 Comments  

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What are the concerns about BPD/hard plastics?

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