http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/15567/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-continue-war-against-plastic-chemical-bpa <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >Toys, food, packaging. Chemicals are in them all. The media make a living by sensationalizing the potential dangers of just about everything in our modern world. Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical found in many plastic items, was no exception.</p> <br /> <p >The news media have been scaremongering about BPA for years, even going so far as to compare it to tobacco at one point, but a cautious tone from the government and left-wing junk science prompted recent hyperbole from reporters.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-continue-war-against-plastic-chemical-bpa" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Government americanchemistrycouncil bisphenolA BPA cannedfood chemicals Coca-Cola Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:18:18 +0000 admin 27241 at http://archive2.mrc.org