Washington, D.C. – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to protecting people and the environment from harmful chemicals was on display again yesterday as the agency announced plans to scrutinize closely the potential environmental risks of bisphenol-A (BPA). “BPA is now under investigation at both the FDA and the EPA,” said Environmental Working Group’s Richard Wiles, EWG’s co-founder and Senior VP for Policy and Communications. “It’s a clear indication that this notorious and ubiquitous toxic chemical, found in virtually everyone’s body, has top officials in the Obama administration concerned.” The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found BPA present in the urine of 93 percent of all Americans over the age of six. A groundbreaking report released late last year by EWG discovered the plastics chemical in 9 of 10 umbilical cord blood
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