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...Food Safety: Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce By the U.S. Government Accountability Office...
...FDA is ignoring all of this research.' FREDERICK VOM SAAL, a University of Missouri professor, on a report that links high levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound used in plastics, with diabetes and heart disease...
...Right now, our tentative conclusion is that it's safe.' LAURA TARANTINO, head of the FDA's office of food-additive safety, defending the agency's earlier assessment that the chemical posed no threat. Bottlemaker Nalgene announced plans to stop using...
...another complication] is having to take medications that add to weight gain. It's a double-edged sword, and a vicious cycle." The solution, he points out, may be to rely on newer anti-diabetes drugs, such as the DPP-IV inhibitors (like Januvia, the first to receive FDA approval), that can help patients keep their blood sugar and weight under control. "We can have even better results in controlling diabetes after gastric bypass surgery if we change the way we manage diabetes until these patients can get off their drugs," he says. (See photos of what makes...
...Saal and other scientists will have a chance to have their voices heard on Sept. 16, when the FDA convenes an open meeting to reassess the safety of BPA. Other governments have already moved to regulate the chemical, including Canada, which has considered banning it. For concerned parents, limiting BPA exposure for children isn't that hard. Watch out for the number 7 on the bottom of plastic containers, which often means they contain BPA; avoid canned foods for children; and don't microwave plastic food containers that contain the chemical, as heat can make it easier...