One of the most well known is BPA, or Bisphenol A, which shows up in water bottles, cans, milk cartons, and more. Bruce Blumberg: You get them from thermal paper receipts. Like I have, I have ...

BPA is even used in places you wouldn't normally think of, like in the epoxy resins that form the protective lining in tin ...

BPA is found in a huge range of things from polycarbonate containers and the linings of cans of food to the heat-sensitive paper used in receipts and tickets. There have been claims that BPA can ...

Philip Landrigan, MD Dir, Children's Environmental Health Ctr. BPA, Bisphenol A is another classic chemical that's very widely used in plastics, it's found in some brands of plastic drinking bottles.

A leading fertility scientist has warned against microwaving food in plastic containers because of its possible effects on ...

The European Commission will go ahead with a ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, such as metal ...