A recent news release by Environmental Working Group highlights a study of infant cord blood commissioned by  Rachel’s Network and Environmental Working Group.  This is the first study to detect Bisphenol A (BPA) in umbilical cord blood.   Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical present in plastics and a powerful endocrine disruptor. As we reported in October, a separate study (download full report...

An article in Sierra Club Green Home highlights a recent study by the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill linking behavioral problems in children from women that were exposed to plastics containing bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy. The study, published Oct. 6, (download full report PDF) suggests that if a woman is exposed to plastics that leach BPA during her pregnancy,  the baby’s nervous...