Thursday, January 26, 2006

Chemical Used In Food Containers Disrupts Brain Development



Know About The Damages So That You Can Decide Better

Chemical Present In Clear Plastics Can Impair Learning And Cause Disease (April 13, 2005) -- Low doses of the environmental contaminant bisphenol--A (BPA), widely used to make many plastics found in food storage containers, including feeding bottles for infants, can impair brain function, ... > full story

Component Of Plastic Stimulates Growth Of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells (January 20, 2005) -- An estrogen-like chemical commonly used to synthesize plastic food containers has been shown to encourage the growth of a specific category of prostate cancer cell, potentially affecting the ... > full story

McGill Researchers Shed Light On Formation Of Carcinogen In Processed Food Products (February 7, 2005) -- Furan, a potentially dangerous chemical, has been found by Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in processed foods, especially canned or bottled foods. A new study by McGill ... > full story

Plastic Chemicals Could Be Cause Of Reproductive, Weight Problems, MU Researchers Say (October 21, 1999) -- Over the past decades, researchers have reported a dramatic increase in the number of overweight Americans, reproductive deformities and the number of youth reaching puberty at early ages. In an ... > full story

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