http://www.americanchemistry.com/americanchemistry.com news releasescopyright americanchemistry.com 2013en-usThu, 23 May 2013 01:14:50 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Court-Order-BPA-Must-Be-Removed-from-Proposition-65-List-in-California.htmlToday, California courts ordered the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to immediately remove BPA from its Proposition 65 list. The preliminary injunction to halt the listing was effective immediately. The American Chemistry Council will continue to move forward with its lawsuit to halt the agency’s efforts to include BPA on the list.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:14:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Will-Continue-To-Pursue-Legal-Remedies-to-Revoke-OEHHAs-Listing-of-BPA-Under-California-Prop-65.htmlThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) today announced it will continue to move forward with its law suit to overturn the state of California’s decision, announced late yesterday, to include BPA on its Proposition 65 list of reproductive toxicants.Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:15:27 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Highlights-Robust-Govt-Industry-Safety-Efforts.htmlView this statement from Anne Kolton, ACC Vice President of Communications in response to an April 10, 2013 USA Today article about a new activist campaign to pull chemicals from consumer products.Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:29:35 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Studys-Design-Flaws-Prohibit-Cause-and-Effect-Conclusion.htmlNo Proven Link between Early BPA Exposures and Childhood Asthma Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:05:21 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/American-Chemistry-Council-Seeks-to-Prevent-OEHHA-from-Listing-BPA-Under-California-Proposition-65.htmlLawsuit Filed in Superior Court Claiming State Action is UnjustifiedFri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Study-of-Infants-in-Neonatal-ICU-Shows-Low-BPA-Exposures-Are-Well-Within-Safe-Limits.htmlResults Build on Earlier Findings that Infants Metabolize and Quickly Eliminate BPA, Similar to AdultsMon, 18 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Californias-OEHHA-Reaffirms-Established-BPA-Safe-Intake-Levels.htmlThe California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published a Notice of Intent to List bisphenol A (BPA) as a developmental toxicant under the Proposition 65 Authoritative Bodies Mechanism. The following statement on the topic can be attributed to Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D. at the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group of the American Chemistry Council.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:17:28 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Study-Lacks-Sufficient-Evidence-to-Claim-That-BPA-Causes-Adverse-Effects-on-Heart-or-Kidneys.htmlThe following statement can be attributed to Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D., of the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group, American Chemistry Council (ACC), regarding an analysis of national survey data published in an online issue of “Kidney International.”Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:05:36 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Frances-Decision-to-Restrict-Certain-Uses-of-BPA-Directly-Contradicts-Scientific-Evidence.htmlThe following statement can be attributed to Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D., of the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) following the French government’s decision to impose a restrictions on all bisphenol A (BPA)-based food contact packaging.Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:56:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/BPA-Study-on-Thyroid-Function-of-Limited-Relevance-to-Human-Health.htmlThe author’s speculation that BPA is linked to health effects caused by thyroid hormone levels in women and newborns is not supported by the data; the authors themselves note that the thyroid hormone levels reported were within normal range and the study was not designed to measure any health effects.Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:31:50 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Health-Canada-Affirms-BPA-Safe-for-Food-Contact-Uses.html“Health Canada’s announcement today once again confirms that BPA is safe for use in food-contact materials,” said Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D. of ACC’s Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group. “This new assessment further indicates that consumers don’t need to be concerned with the minute exposures to BPA from food contact and should be confident in its safe use in everyday consumer products.”Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:20:36 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Comments-on-Bisphenol-A-BPA-Study.htmlACC offers the following comments regarding a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled: “Bisphenol A Alters Early Oogenesis and Follicle Formation in the Fetal Ovary of the Rhesus Monkey” by Patricia A. Hunt, et. al.Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:55:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-New-Study-Provides-No-Evidence-That-BPA-Causes-Obesity.htmlAuthors’ own conclusions state “causation cannot be inferred;” association between childhood obesity and BPA is speculative at best.Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:47:04 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Study-Lacks-Sufficient-Evidence-to-Demonstrate-BPA-Causes-Coronary-Artery-Disease.htmlSmall-scale studies of this type tell us very little about potential impacts of BPA on human health. This study is incapable of establishing a cause-and-effect relationship between BPA exposure and coronary artery disease. While studies like these can help provide direction for potential future research, by themselves they cannot and do not demonstrate that a particular chemical can cause a particular disease.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/FDA-Acts-on-ACC-Petition-Changes-Rule-Regulating-BPA-in-Baby-Bottles-and-Sippy-Cups.htmlThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced in the Federal Register that it has revised the regulation of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, bringing certainty to the marketplace that BPA is no longer in these products. The request to revise the rule was made by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in October of 2011, in an effort to clarify for consumers that BPA is no longer used to manufacture these products and will not be used in these products in the future. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Comments-on-Markey-Announcement.htmlThe following statement can be attributed to Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D., of the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group of the American Chemistry Council, in response to Congressman Markey’s announcement regarding Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to open public comment on his petition to acknowledge that the marketplace is no longer using bisphenol A (BPA) in infant formula packaging.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:40:26 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/FDA-Closes-the-Book-on-NRDCs-Petition.htmlThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced their decision to reject a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food-contact materials.Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:20:21 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/FDA-Response-To-NRDC-Petition-On-BPA-Expected-Today.htmlThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to respond to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to ban the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from food-contact materials. Shatter-resistant polycarbonate plastic and durable epoxy resins, both made from BPA, are approved by the FDA and commonly used in reusable containers and food packaging. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:13:39 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Silent-Spring-Seeks-to-Stoke-Consumer-Fears-Without-Regard-for-the-Facts.htmlThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) has released the following statement in response to a study published by Silent Spring Institute regarding chemicals in consumer products. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/FDA-Moves-Forward-on-ACC-Request-to-Revise-Certain-Regulations-on-Bisphenol-A-BPA.htmlThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced in the Federal Register that it is opening a 60-day public comment period on requested revisions to certain regulations on BPA.Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:37:13 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Responds-to-Bisphenol-A-BPA-Study-Published-in-Pediatrics.htmlThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) offers the following comments in response to queries regarding a study by Joe M. Braun, MSPH, Ph.D., et al. published on-line today in Pediatrics and titled “Impact of Early-Life Bisphenol A Exposure on Behavior and Executive Function in Children.”Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Asks-FDA-to-Revise-Certain-Regulations-on-Bisphenol-A-BPA-in-Baby-Bottles-and-Sippy-Cups.htmlThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise certain regulations on BPA to clarify for consumers that BPA is no longer used to manufacture baby bottles and sippy cups and will not be used in these products in the future.Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:03:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Comments-on-EPAs-Request-for-Public-Input-on-Possible-Environmental-Testing-of-BPA.htmlThe following can be attributed to Steven G. Hentges, Ph. D., Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group of the American Chemistry Council, in response to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on bisphenol A (BPA) posted in today’s Federal Register. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:11:27 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Study-of-Deer-Mice-Exposure-to-BPA-Is-of-Limited-Health-or-Environmental-Relevance.htmlThe following statement can be attributed to the American Chemistry Council (ACC) regarding the study, “Disruption of adult expression of sexually selected traits by developmental exposure to bisphenol A,” by Jasarevic et al., published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:49:10 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Reacts-to-EPA-Action-Plan-for-BPA.htmlMon, 29 Mar 2010 01:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Massachusetts-Action-Inconsistent-With-Worldwide-Scientific-Safety-Assessments.htmlTue, 02 Mar 2010 01:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Comments-on-the-Importance-of-Food-Safety.htmlTue, 18 May 2010 01:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Comments-on-NRDC-Lawsuit-Against-FDA-on-BPA.htmlTue, 29 Jun 2010 01:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/American-Chemistry-Council-Reacts-to-Statement-from-HHS-and-FDA-on-Bisphenol-A.htmlFri, 15 Jan 2010 00:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/New-Study-Concludes-No-Effects-From-BPA-on-Nervous-System.htmlWed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Canadas-Announcement-Regarding-BPA-is-Contrary-to-the-Weight-of-Worldwide-Scientific-Evidence.htmlWed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/WHO-Expert-Panel-Reviews-Safety-of-BPA.htmlWed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Findings-From-Study-About-Chinese-Workers-Exposure-to-BPA-of-Limited-Relevance-to-US-Consumers.htmlThu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/European-Food-Safety-Authority-EFSA-Reconfirms-Safe-Use-of-Bisphenol-A-in-Food-Contact-Products.htmlThu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Responds-to-Environmental-Working-Group-Study-on-BPA-in-Thermal-Receipts.htmlTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Health-Canada-Biomonitoring-Data-Demonstrates-Low-Level-of-Chemical-Exposure-in-Canadians.htmlMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMTACChttp://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Findings-From-Dietary-Study-Are-No-Cause-For-Consumer-Concern.htmlThe following statement can be attributed to the American Chemistry Council (ACC) regarding the Environmental Health Perspectives study, “Food Packaging and Bisphenol A and Bis (2-Ethyhexyl) Phthalate Exposure: Findings from a Dietary Intervention,” conducted at the Silent Spring Institute.Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:01:00 GMT