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BPA Fact Sheets

Finding Safer Alternatives

BPA Alternatives in Thermal Paper Environmental Protection Agency
FAQ: BPA and Alternatives Breast Cancer Fund
Safer Alternatives to BPA for Food and Beverage Packaging Environmental Health Strategy Center
Seeking Safer Packaging 2010: Ranking Food Companies on BPA As You Sow
Tips for Avoiding BPA Workgroup for Safe Markets
Tips for Avoiding BPA in Canned Food Breast Cancer Fund

Scientific Studies Summarizing BPA’s Health Hazards

Abstracts of Selected Bisphenol A (BPA) Studies, Breast Cancer Fund, February 2013
An Update on the Recently Published Peer Reviewed Scientific Literature on BPA, Laura Vandenberg, May 2012
Critical Windows of Development and BPA, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, April 2013
Scientific Studies on BPA, Fred vom Saal, April 2012

BPA in Products

BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food, Breast Cancer Fund November 15, 2011
Widespread Occurrence of Bisphenol A in Paper and Paper Products: Implications for Human Exposure, Environmental Science & Technology, September 23, 2011
Analysis of study in Science Daily
Mix of Hazardous Chemicals Under Your Bed – EU Needs to Act, ChemSec/Sweden September 14, 2011
On The Money: BPA on Dollar Bills and Receipts, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families December 8, 2010
No Silver Lining, An Investigation into BPA in Canned Foods, National Work Group for Safe Markets May 18, 2010
Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juice and More, Consumer Reports November 2, 2009
Baby’s Toxic Bottle – Bisphenol A Leaching into Popular Baby Bottles National Work Group for Safe Markets, February 7, 2008

BPA in People and Animals

Evidence Mounts for Endocrine Effects of a Compound Used in Many Antibacterial Bar Soaps (Triclosan and BPA Together, Endocrine Effects) American Scientist January–February 2012
Effects of the interaction of TiO(2) nanoparticles with bisphenol A on their physicochemical properties and in vitro toxicity, Journal of Hazardous Materials, January 15, 2012
Endocrine disruptors in utero cause ovarian damages linked to endometriosis, Frontiers in Bioscience, January 2012
Neonatal Exposure to Estradiol/Bisphenol A Alters Promoter Methylation and Expression of Nsbp1 and Hpcal1 Genes and Transcriptional Programs of Dnmt3a/b and Mbd2/4 in the RatProstate Gland Throughout Life, Endocrinology, January 2012
Circulating levels of bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates in an elderly population in Sweden, based on the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS), Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, January 2012
Prenatal and lactational exposure to low-doses of bisphenol A alters adult mice behavior Brain Development, January 2012
Dose-dependent behavioral disturbances after a single neonatal Bisphenol A dose, Toxicology December 18, 2011
Analysis of study: Behavioral changes in rodents exposed to a single dose of BPA Environmental Health News ServiceDecember 14, 2011
Toxicogenomic and Phenotypic Analyses of Bisphenol-A Early-Life Exposure Toxicity in Zebrafish PLoSOne December 14, 2011
Canned Soup Consumption and Urinary Bisphenol A: A Randomized Crossover Trial, Journal of American Medicine, November 23/30 2011
Analysis of study: Environmental Health
Study Finds Spikes in BPA From Eating Canned Soup, Time Magazine, November 22, 2011
Urinary Bisphenol A (BPA) concentration associates with obesity and insulin resistance The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, November 16, 2011 Analysis of study: Ubiquitous bisphenol A linked to adult obesity, insulin resistance Environmental Health News Service January 4, 2012
Impact of Early-Life Bisphenol A Exposure on Behavior and Executive Function in Children, Pediatrics, November 1, 2011 Analysis: Study links BPA exposure in womb to behavior problems in toddler girls Washington Post, October 24, 2011
Adverse effects of bisphenol A on reproductive physiology in male goldfish at environmentally relevant concentrations. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, October 28, 2011
Urinary Bisphenol A and Type-2 Diabetes in U.S. Adults: Data from CDC NHANES 2003-2008 PLoSOne October 26, 2011
Bisphenol-A impairs memory and reduces dendritic spine density in adult male rats Behavioral Neuroscience, October 17, 2011
Gestational Exposure to Low Dose Bisphenol A Alters Social Behavior in Juvenile Mice, PLosOne September 28, 2011
Bisphenol A and 17β-Estradiol Promote Arrhythmia in the Female Heart via Alteration of Calcium Handling, PLoSOne, September 27, 2011
Analysis of study: BPA Sends False Signals to Female Hearts, Science News, December 19, 2011
Urinary Bisphenol A Concentrations and Their Implications for Human Exposure in Several Asian Countries Environmental Science & Technology, July 6, 2011
Bisphenol A promotes testicular seminoma cell proliferation through GPER/GPR30, International Journal of Cancer April 27, 2011
The impact of neonatal bisphenol-A exposure on sexually dimorphic hypothalamic nuclei in the female rat Neurotoxicology, January 2011
Bisphenol A in Oocytes Leads to Growth Suppression and Altered Stress Performance in Juvenile Rainbow Trout, PLoSOne, May 20, 2010
Mind, Disrupted: How Toxic Chemicals May Change How We Think and Who We Are, A Biomonitoring Project with Leaders of the Learning and Developmental Disabilities Community Coming Clean Biomonitoring Work Group February 4, 2010
Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Heart Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2003/06 PLoSOne, January 13, 2010
Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care Biomonitoring Report (Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Nurses Association, Health Care without Harm), October 8^th, 2009
Neonatal bisphenol-a exposure alters rat reproductive development and ovarian morphology without impairing activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons Biology of Reproduction, June 17, 2009
Exposure of the U.S. Population to bisphenol A and 4-tertiary-Octylphenol: 2003–2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Health Perspectives January 2008
Is It In Us? A Project about Chemical Contamination in Our Bodies Coming Clean Biomonitoring Work Group November 8, 2007
Differential disruption of nuclear volume and neuronal phenotype in the preoptic area by neonatal exposure to genistein and Bisphenol-A. Neurotoxicology January 2007
National Biomonitoring Program Biomonitoring Summary, Bisphenol A – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Neonatal genistein or bisphenol-A exposure alters sexual differentiation of the AVPV Neurotoxicology and Teratology, January 20, 2006,
Reproductive Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Bisphenol A in the Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Environmental Science & Technology, June 1, 2001

Government Resources

Bisphenol A: ANSES Demonstrates Potential Health Risks and Confirms the Need to Reduce Exposure – (Also Studies at this link on reproductive, endocrine disrupting, and other health risks) French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) April 9, 2013
U.S. FDA Bans BPA in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups July 17, 2012
Danish ban on bisphenol A in materials in contact for food for children aged 0–3 Denmark Ministry of Food Agriculture and Fisheries March 26, 2010
FDA to Decide Whether to Ban BPA in Food Packaging Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 7, 2011
N.Y. Senators Introduce BPA Ban (U.S. Congress) Mother Nature News December 14, 2009

U.S. State Legislative Activities

SAFER States
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
California: AB 1319 Bill to Restrict BPA October 4, 2011
Connecticut: CT Lawmakers and Advocates Point to Landmark BPA Ban as “A Good Starting Point to Broader Reform” September 30, 2011
Maine Manufacturers Forced to Report Use of BPA and Other Toxic Chemicals in Toys, Paints Bangor Daily News December 14, 2011
Maine: Designation of Bisphenol A as a Priority Chemical and Regulation of Bisphenol A in Children's Products, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection April 25, 2011
Maryland General Assembly Passes Bill to Ban BPA from Infant Formula March 26, 2011
Maryland Bans BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups February 26, 2010
Massachusetts: An Act Relative to Protecting Children from Bisphenol-A October 18, 2012
Minnesota: Minn. House votes to curb chemical in kid products MPR News April 26, 2013
Pennsylvania: PA. Legislator Looks to Ban BPA from Baby Products Mercury News January 13, 2012
Washington: AN ACT Relating to the use of bisphenol A January 25, 2010
Washington State Department of Toxicology – bisphenol A
Vermont: An Act Relating to Brominated Flame Retardants and bisphenol A February 10, 2010

State BPA Restrictions

Chemical Industry Shifts on BPA After Spending Millions to Fight Legislation New York Times October 12, 201

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