BPA Contamination and Investigations

Oh Yeah: Kool-Aid Man gets a modern makeover

2013-04-15 10:08:00

When the Kool-Aid Man next hurtles through some unsuspecting homeowner’s wall, he’ll look snazzier, more up-to-date, more “lifelike,” according to parent company Kraft Foods Group Inc. Which means that Kool-Aid Man -- a giant,...

Sam Adams backtracks on no-can pledge -- and that's a good thing

2013-02-21 08:00:00

Boston Beer Co., one of the oldest -- and largest -- craft beer brands in America, announced this week that it would begin canning its signature Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The amber lager will be available in specially designed "Sam Cans" this summer, and...

Woolly Pocket's new Living Wall Planter

2012-09-07 08:50:00

After listening to its customers, Woolly Pocket has gone back to the drawing board and designed the new Living Wall Planter, which is less wool-like than the original soft-sided Wally pocket planters. The forthcoming Living Wall Planter has a vented-...

Food FYI: FDA now bans BPAs from baby bottles

2012-07-18 16:37:03

Garden hoses often contain phthalates and lead, study says

2012-05-04 16:34:13

Eco lunch boxes for the modern brown-bagger

2011-12-01 16:34:17

Texas fire: Chemical plant processes toxics, produces pesticide

2011-10-03 16:33:47

Gov. Jerry Brown signs ban on chemical BPA in baby bottles

2011-10-05 16:33:43

California lists flame retardant as a carcinogen

2011-10-12 16:33:30

Group launches online environmental accident map

2011-10-13 16:33:28

Study finds chemical BPA in popular Thanksgiving canned foods

2011-11-15 16:34:45

30 million Americans to use restaurants for Thanksgiving dinner

2011-11-16 16:34:51

The FDA says it won't ban bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in plastic bottles and other items, for now but also says a final safety determination is yet to come.

2012-03-30 00:00:00

BPA is present on some cash register receipts and might rub off onto hands. It is also used in some food containers.

2012-03-30 00:00:00

Does BPA, which is used to make items such as water bottles and food cans, pose a risk to human health? And what should regulators do about it? A series of articles shows why it's hard to know for sure.

2011-06-09 12:06:27