Scientists: The FDA Is Wrong on BPA

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	ECONUNDRUMS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL DILEMMAS SOLVED   MOTHER JONES March 24, 2014   THIS WEEK'S ECONUNDRUM Scientists: The FDA Is Wrong on BPA In late February, a group of Food and Drug Administration scientists published a study finding that low-level exposure to the common plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) was safe. The media, the plastics industry, and FDA officials touted it as evidence that long-standing concerns about the health effects of BPA were unfounded. But an elite group of researchers who had been working with FDA on a related project were outraged that the agency would release a paper suggesting the chemical was harmless when preliminary data from their collaborative project indicated that the opposite was true. To read more about their findings, click here. [READ MORE]     MORE ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH COVERAGE How a Coyote Suffered Behind the Scenes at Animal Planet Mother Jones has uncovered photographic evidence of animal mistreatment at the network's hit reality show, Call of the Wildman. [READ MORE] Charts: How Dangerous Are the Gas Pipes Under Your City? America's aging gas network is big and getting bigger. Here's why that could be bad for you and the climate. [READ MORE] MOST ACTIVE DISCUSSION McDonald's Definition of "Sustainable": Brought to You by the Beef Industry So it's hardly a surprise that the fast-food giant has no immediate plans to ditch meat grown on antibiotics-laced feed. [READ MORE]     MORE FROM MOJO Hog Wild: Factory Farms Are Poisoning Iowa's Drinking Water Millions of pigs are crammed into overcrowded barns all across the state, being fattened for slaughter while breeding superbugs—all to feed China's growing appetite for Spam. [READ MORE]   ADVERTISEMENT Discover Your Eco-Bra at FaeriesDance.com Comfy Bras, Sexy Bras, Pretty Bras — lots of styles to choose from, all without pesticides and chemical finishes. Going green never looked this good.   Become a fan of Econundrums on Facebook.   Read the Blue Marble Hi. Thanks for signing up for Mother Jones' Econundrums newsletter. Wait, that was your cat? Smart cat! If you don't want to get Econundrums, or to make changes to your subscription, click here. And lock up the cat. For advertising opportunities see our online media kit. MOTHERJONES.COM Mother Jones 222 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108