Harvard Researchers Study Can-BPA Consumption Link

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health released findings that consumption of canned suit led to higher levels of BPA in urine, according to a Nov. 22 news release. Scientists conducted a study with 75 volunteers and gave subjects soup from a can. After eating one 12-ounce serving of vegetarian canned soup five days [...]

Researchers Study Link Between BPA, Behavior In Kids

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, evaluated data from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment Study to evaluate if a link could be established between gestational exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) (often found in food linings and [...]

Seventh Generation Debuts Paper Bottle

Condensed formulas, reusable bags, and recycling have been, to date, the best options most Americans have when it comes to cutting plastic consumption. Non-paper compostable packaging gets tricky because the result can be more harm than good if it ultimately ends up in a land fill. But, that is set to change with a new [...]

The Modern Nipple

I have no children and yet I cannot help but cover a new baby bottle on the market. Though I have no kids of my own, I have one niece, one nephew, and about 10 cousins that have at one point nursed too much, too little, been overwhelmed by gas and/or milk flow, and had [...]

Hydration Helpers: Low Sugar BPA-Free Tools

Detox goals usually only last a few days. Cutting carbs, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol are often a short-lived dietary move. One that may having a more lasting impact is to lower one’s alcohol and caffeine intake and to ingest more water and soup. Two tools that might help are a low-calorie water soluble vitamin mix [...]

BPA Debate Heats Up In Europe, New England

The debate over the presumed danger of bisphenol A (BPA) is sparking new discussions amid the European Commission’s recent move to ban the chemical often used in clear plastics, in baby bottles, according to the BBC. While six American companies voluntarily stopped using BPA in baby bottles last year, Canada was a leader in fight [...]

Is BPA Damaging Your Man’s Swimmers?

New research from China-based researchers for Kaiser Permanente ties BPA, or Bisphenol-A, to decreased sperm quality and sperm count. BPA, which is banned in Canada and three U.S. states, is being phased out of most baby bottles, but is often used in plastics, tin cans, the casings of cell phones, and some other electronics. The [...]

Durable Pouches, Healthy Toddler Food

From packaging to locally-sourced ingredients, these companies are turning baby food into a sophisticated, high-brow gourmet food business sector. The result is a bevy of beautiful, portable packages, most of which are BPA-free, that are great for travel since they are light and have caps that enable moms and dads to reseal pouches. Among the [...]

Study Reaffirms Bisphenol-A Risks

Results of a recent study published in Consumer Reports indicates that current guidelines set by the UK government unit Food Standards Agency (FSA) regarding Bisphenol A (BPA) are outdated and do not reflect the results of current studies on the health risks of BPA, according to The Ecologist. BPA is a plastic additive used in [...]

Laundry Solutions For The Green Family

Plastic is among the list of seemingly harmless elements (read: corn syrup and gasoline) in our every day lives that are actually quite harmful to our planet. But, how does the busy consumer help to buy fewer products that come in plastic containers? The baby steps are to replace bottled water purchases with a reusable [...]