Amy Goodman
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Are Any Plastics Safe? Industry Tries to Hide Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Containers (2/2)
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March 4, 2014
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19:58Now PlayingA new exposé by Mother Jones magazine may shock anyone who drinks out of plastic bottles, gives their children plastic sippy cups, eats out of plastic containers, or stores food with plastic wrap. For years, public campaigns have been waged against plastic containing bisphenolA (BPA), a controversial plastic additive, due to concerns about adverse human health effects caused by the exposure to synthetic estrogen. But a new investigation by Mother Jones reporter Mariah Blake has revealed that chemicals used to replace BPA may be just as dangerous to your health, if not more. Plastic products being advertised as BPAfree and sold by companies such as Evenflo, Nalgene and Tupperware are still releasing synthetic estrogen. The Mother Jones piece also reveals how the plastics industry has used a "Big Tobaccostyle campaign" to bury the disturbing scientific evidence about the products you use every day. Blake joins us to discuss her findings.
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