Since 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale of baby bottles and children's sippy cups containing Bisphenol-A (BPA), an industrial chemical used in some plastics that has ...

The best plastic food storage container alternatives for meal prep are BPA free, microwave safe and made of glass or stainless steel. Brands like Caraway and Anyday make some of the best.

First synthesized in 1891, BPA is a commercial hardener, making it great to use in a wide variety of applications, ranging from plastic canoes to headlights to cash register receipts.

The elimination of the chemical BPA from plastic baby bottles, water bottles and other types of food and beverage packaging has given many people a sense of control over the plastics in their ...

These Green To Grow Bottles Are Made From BPA-Free Plastic And Look Very "Natural." Their Newest Line Is Made From Glass. As an eco-conscious consumer, I find parenting stressful. I worry about ...

Plastic products that boast of being “BPA-free” aren’t necessarily any safer for us, suggests a new mouse study published Thursday in Current Biology. The ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section D, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: In Feast of Data on BPA Plastic, No Final Answer. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper ...

BPA is not in every plastic, but each plastic has its own problems (cheery Grist article on chemicals may help you here) — at least avoid vinyl, and any “Lexan” or No. 7 plastic that does ...

You have probably seen the label “BPA-free” on plastic bottles, food and beverage cans and other plastic food packaging materials. Have you wondered what exactly is BPA and why ...

That sippy cup with the “BPA-free” sticker might not be as safe as you think. There’s scientific evidence that other plastics' ingredients could potentially have hormone-disrupting effects ...

With BPA out, companies may have turned to untested replacements – some of which are now coming up positive for hormonal activity. I don’t blame you for wanting to chuck all your plastics, Hannah.