Posts with Author: Emily Reuman
FDA agrees to reconsider safety of BPA in food packaging
Americans are exposed to BPA at levels 5,000 times above safe levels FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 2, 2022 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A...Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Food Safety and Hold FDA Accountable
Legislation calls for stricter regulation of “Generally Recognized as Safe” substances and creation of new office at FDA to assess safety of chemicals in Americans’ food supply FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 27, 2022 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners...FDA Allows Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates in Food Packaging
Chemicals can leach into food and drinks, causing infertility, birth defects, and harm to brain development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2022 CONTACT:Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersErin Fitzgerald, Earthjustice WASHINGTON, DC—The Food and Drug...Happy Earth Day! BCPP Spring 2022 Bulletin
Happy Earth Day! At BCPP, earth day is every day. And we’ve been busy as ever this first quarter, protecting people and the planet from toxic chemical exposure! Check out our BCPP Bulletin for updates below and please consider making a donation to sustain our...BCPP’s 30 for 30
Spotlighting 30 Faces of Prevention from the last 30 Years For our 30th birthday, we honor 30 individuals who’ve demonstrated their commitment to breast cancer prevention over the last 30 years! Amy AnaLoan officer, pharmacist, mother/wife Since my cancer...Healthy Living Tips from a Scientist: Diet, Nutrition, & Breast Cancer
Interview with Dr. Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD, Professor and Chief, Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes; Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control, and Unilever Endowed Chair for the Study of Diet and Nutrition in the Prevention of Chronic Disease, Rutgers Cancer...Saying farewell to BCPP Director of Science, Dr. Rasanayagam, Ph.D.
Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam, Ph.D., joined BCPP as our founding Director of Science. For over a decade, she spearheaded BCPP’s science efforts, ensuring that everything we do and say is backed by credible, peer-reviewed science. Science is the backbone of all that we...California bill would ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 18, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS: Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, media@bcpp.org, (415) 539-5005 Jen Engstrom, CALPIRG, jengstrom@calpirg.org (916) 524-1145 Monica Amarelo, EWG, monica@ewg.org, (202) 939-9140 SACRAMENTO — On...People of Color Must Be Protected from Toxic Phthalates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 10, 2021 CONTACT: Erika Wilhelm, Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersTaylor Moore, Defend of Health, 207-699-5798 Feds Must Assess Cumulative Impacts from All Sources of Chemical Exposure WAHINGTON, D.C. — In comments submitted on December...Recent Posts
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