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Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Rebecca Renner	FDA shifts on BPA safety The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its position on the possible developmental health risks from bisphenol A, the controversial and widely used ingredient in hard plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008.
Chemistry World April 14, 2008 Rebecca Trager	FDA Under Pressure Over Bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been accused by congressmen of cherry picking research to support its decision on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other products for use by children.
Chemistry World April 4, 2012 Rebecca Trager	FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging The US Food and Drug Administration says there is insufficient scientific evidence to ban bisphenol A in food packaging.
Chemistry World April 18, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Canada may brand bisphenol A 'toxic' Canada's national public health agency looks set to become the first regulator in the world to label Bisphenol A (BPA) -- used for decades in products like plastic baby bottles and food containers -- 'toxic' and 'hazardous'.
Chemistry World July 25, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EU food agency finds BPA safe The EU has affirmed the safety of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US BPA usage could be curbed Major US chemical trade group the American Chemistry Council is on the defensive following several significant moves to restrict usage of the controversial chemical bisphenol A in food and drink containers.
Food Engineering March 2, 2009	Bisphenol A is OK in Packaging Materials Based on all available evidence, the consensus of regulatory agencies in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan is that the current levels of exposure to BPA through food packaging do not seem to pose an immediate health risk to the general population.
Chemistry World September 8, 2008 Rebecca Trager	NIH reaffirms BPA concerns The US National Institutes of Health has again expressed 'some concern' about the effects of bisphenol A on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, babies, and children at current exposure level
Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Chemistry World July 19, 2012 Rebecca Trager	US bans BPA in baby bottles The US Food and Drug Administration's ban on the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and children's sippy cups is being celebrated by industry and environmental groups, but many stakeholders are calling it too little too late.
Chemistry World June 4, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US regulator rethink on BPA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revisiting its stance that bisphenol A is safe at current exposure levels.
Chemistry World November 20, 2012	BPA: friend or foe? With media-fueled anxiety over bisphenol A (BPA) continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer
Food Processing May 2012 John Rost, Chairman	FDA Affirms Safety of BPA Agency finally rules -- negatively -- on 2008 petition from Natural Resource Defense Council.
Chemistry World September 16, 2008 Rebecca Trager	BPA Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes The first large-scale epidemiological study examining the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on an adult population has linked exposure to the chemical to health problems including heart disease and diabetes.
Chemistry World May 14, 2015 Rebecca Trager	California demands warning labels for BPA The US state of California has added bisphenol A to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals linked to health concerns, despite opposition from the chemical industry.
Chemistry World January 27, 2015 Emma Stoye	BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU The European Food Safety Authority's latest evaluation of bisphenol A has concluded that at current levels of exposure the chemical does not pose a health threat to any age group.
Chemistry World November 30, 2010 Andrew Turley	Industry 'disturbed' at Europe BPA ban The European Union says it will ban the controversial monomer bisphenol A as a raw material in baby bottles due to concerns over its impact on human health.
Chemistry World April 20, 2012 Maria Burke	Sweden bans BPA in food packaging for under-threes As 'a matter of caution', the Swedish government says it will ban the use of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to the age of three.
Chemistry World August 18, 2008	Exclusive Interview: Cal Dooley Cal Dooley, the American Chemistry Council's next president and CEO, is no stranger to controversies over industry's use of chemicals.
Fast Company April 2010	FDA vs. BPA Letters to the editor regarding the article "This Is the Real Story of the Chemical Bisphenol A or BPA."
Fast Company February 2009 David Case	The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A How a handful of consultants used Big Tobacco's tactics to sow doubt about science and hold off regulation of BPA, a chemical in hundreds of products that could be harming an entire generation.
Scientific American August 2008 Adam Hinterthuer	Just How Harmful Are Bisphenol-A Plastics? Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out
Food Processing January 2012 Dave Fusaro	Focus on Food Safety: A Busy Year for Food Safety The vigilance over keeping bugs out of the food supply never lets up, but there are a couple of things on the horizon that will make 2012 a watershed year.
Science News January 19, 2008 Janet Raloff	Food for Thought: How Plastic we've Become Our bodies carry residues of kitchen plastics.
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 John Carey	Getting to the Bottom of Plastic Bottle Risks Retailers are demanding vigilance against worrisome chemicals in containers, food, and other goods.
Chemistry World February 17, 2013 Patrick Walter	Is BPA just an 'innocent bystander' Question marks have been raised over whether the levels of bisphenol A that people are routinely exposed to are high enough to cause the diseases that have been linked to the controversial chemical.
Food Engineering February 24, 2009	Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 4 Stimulus for food producers?... Carbohydrates up to interpretation, says CFSAN... Smithfield restructures pork group... Automation news... Food safety news... etc.
Chemistry World March 1, 2010 Rebecca Trager	US launches new regulatory science program Two major US government agencies have partnered to create a new regulatory science program to ensure better integration between cutting edge science and regulatory processes in assessing new medical products or compounds flowing from biomedical research.
Food Engineering June 10, 2009	Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 11 Food Engineering's E-Newsletter News on Bisphenol A... Consumer demographic studies... Reusable Frito-Lay snack bags... People, plant, and industry news...
Chemistry World July 2007 Victoria Gill	Conflict of interest? The FDA has been questioned after a published study brought exposed cardiovascular risks associated with GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug, Avandia.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Frank Vinluan	Lorillard Hires FDA Official to Tackle Tobacco Regulation The hire of Wilcox comes as menthol cigarettes are expected to come under stricter FDA scrutiny.
Chemistry World July 20, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US chemical industry lobby group in the hot seat again The American Chemistry Council has come under fire once again, just months after it was publicly accused of lying about having no involvement with a phony fire safety coalition.
Chemistry World February 5, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Toxicologist assumes leadership of key NIH institute Linda Birnbaum, who took the helm of the US National Institutes of Health's environmental science agency in January has spent the bulk of her three-decade career researching the health effects of environmental pollutants.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler	FDA Turnaround Time Will more resources and new leadership fix FDA, or is a major overhaul in order?
Food Engineering June 4, 2007	Congress to beef up inspection activities With one food recall after another making headlines, Congress appears intent on beefing up federal government food inspection activities.
Outside August 2008 Jason Kerkmans	What's in Your Bottle? Where hormone-disrupting toxin bisphenol-A (BPA), and other nasties, might be hiding in your water bottles.
Food Engineering April 3, 2009	Extreme HHS makeover Keeping America's Food Safe: A Blueprint for Fixing the Food Safety System at the US Department of Health and Human Services, examines problems with the department
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	Challenges, Changes, Commitments The Three Cs could be taxing on FDA resources as the new Congress brings stiffer oversight and leadership revisions to the agency
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011	FDA: A Future Innovation Partner? Could the Food and Drug Administration reform itself to help manufacturers create new medical technologies?
Fast Company February 2009 David Case	How To Pass The BPA Test Read the news about BPA and you'll see evidence cited that the compound is safe. But are these assertions just exploiting our limited scientific literacy? Here's how to decode the potential obfuscation.
Food Processing October 2008 Diane Toops	A Conversation with Food Safety Czar David W.K. Acheson A exclusive conversation with `food safety czar' David W.K. Acheson, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Foods.
U.S. CPSC	Deaths Prompt CPSC, FDA Warning on Infant Sleep Positioners The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers to stop using infant sleep positioners.
Food Engineering November 1, 2008	Regulatory Watch: Jury still out on safety of low levels FDA has finally addressed the issue of melamine in food and issued a ruling on how much is too much.
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Chemistry World December 2, 2015 Emma Stoye	BPA detection tests developed for EU monitoring Scientists at the European commission's Joint Research Centre have developed highly sensitive analytical tests to measure the levels of bisphenol A and 12 closely related chemicals in samples of food and drink.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 Brian Lawler	FDA Commish Joins Blogosphere Andrew von Eschenbach, the FDA's chief, starts a weekly blog.
Chemistry World July 31, 2007 Victoria Gill	FDA Advised: Avandia Should Stay on the Market The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Advisory Committee came to an almost unanimous decision yesterday for Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline's much-maligned diabetes treatment, to remain on the US market.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2007 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Taking It Outside FDA Commissioner Andy von Eschenbach said something pretty reasonable, and in return received a blistering, menacing letter from Senator Charles Grassley -- a letter that showed yet again that Grassley just doesn't understand what he's destroying in his campaign against FDA.
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Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: A Warning Trend Washington's new answer to drug safety concerns is more warnings and more disclosure of undigested data. But warnings can go too far. Haven't FDA's critics ever heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?