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Patricia Blochowiak
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by Patricia Blochowiak - Jun. 13, 2009

Good introduction to the problem of BPA in plastics and other products. Appropriate to the lay reader.

I would have preferred inclusion of other bisphenols and their ubiquity in cosmetics, soaps, detergents, etc., etc., etc. I suggest not using products that contain an ingredient named only as "fragrance."

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