Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: There's been a lot of buzz about dubious chemicals in the environment that might contribute to some pretty frightening stuff like obesity, breast ...

Good news! Americans are finally drinking more water than the sugary drinks, like soda, we’ve grown accustomed to. We can’t argue with more people drinking water, but as more and more consumers are ...

BPA, UV, polycarbonate. Yikes. Do we need a chemistry degree to figure out what to eat and drink? Perhaps we do. After all, the science of nutrition is about the chemistry of food in our bodies … and ...

A hidden two-letter code stamped on plastic food containers reveals just how toxic it may be. Consumers are advised to check for labels marked PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), plastics deemed ...

I try to avoid BPA in plastic. Is it safe to heat foods that come in pouches and cartons like soup? Bob, Internet First, let me give viewers a little background. BPA is a chemical used in some plastic ...

Many plastic products now tout that they are “BPA-free,” meaning that they are no longer comprised of the endocrine-disrupting industrial chemical that has been implicated in brain, behavior, and ...

Your “BPA-free” plastic product may be no safer than the product it replaced, says a new UCLA study that analyzed the impact of a common BPA alternative on zebra fish embryos. The study joins a small ...

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For years, shoppers have treated “BPA‑free” labels as a shorthand for safety, trusting that these plastics would spare them from the hormone‑disrupting concerns tied to bisphenol A. New research now ...