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The chemical additive BPA is found in many consumer products, including thermal paper used in cash register receipts. Scientists at the University of Missouri have found a potential link to BPA and insulin production.

Mizzou researchers find potential link between insulin, plastic additive BPA

Sarah Fentem

Biologists at the University of Missouri have found that a chemical commonly used in consumer plastics could affect how a body reacts to and regulates…

Environmental groups say a ban would protect consumers from the health effects of BPA that leaches from products including some soup cans<a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134196209/study-most-plastics-leach-hormone-like-chemicals"></a>.

Feds Reject Petition To Ban BPA In Food

Jon Hamilton

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration called on a high-powered team of government scientists to help answer several key questions about the safety of bisphenol a. Their results suggest it's very unlikely that BPA poses a health risk to people.

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On Science: High cost of failed regulation

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: October 7, 2008 - More than 50,000 Chinese infants are seriously ill this week because of a failure…

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On Science: Do plastic bottles cause women to get breast cancer?

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 2, 2008 - The Food and Drug Administration recently released a long-awaited draft report on…

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On Science: Environment and ecology in the 21st century

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 3, 2008 - This week, the Senate began considering legislation to combat global warming. A carbon…