On the 14th of March 2009 the BBC reported that the mak­ers of babies’ bot­tles in the US are to remove a con­tro­ver­sial chem­i­cal from their prod­ucts, amid grow­ing con­cern over its pos­si­ble effects.  The six man­u­fac­tur­ers say they are react­ing to con­sumer demand by remov­ing Bisphe­nol A (BPA) from their bottles.

But they will con­tinue sell­ing bot­tles con­tain­ing BPA in the UK, a deci­sion which has angered cam­paign­ers. Con­tinue read­ing “BBC: Baby Bot­tle Chem­i­cal Removed” →

On the 11th of June 2009, Fiona Macrae reported in the Daily Mail that bisphe­nol A or BPA can cause poten­tially dan­ger­ous alter­ations to car­diac rhythm.

Although the stud­ies were applied to female mice and rats, sci­en­tists warn that women’s health could also be at risk.

‘These stud­ies have iden­ti­fied new and impor­tant car­diac risks asso­ci­ated with bisphe­nol A expo­sure that may be espe­cially impor­tant for women’s heart health.’   Dr Scott Belcher, Uni­ver­sity of Cincin­nati, US

Con­tinue read­ing “Chem­i­cal in Bot­tles Raises Risk of Heart Dis­ease” →