in 2007-2008, everyone started talking about bpa in plastics, by 2009, bpa-free plastics were everywhere, so can, not cancer is getting bpa out of food cans and they chased a huge success this year when campbell's soup said we're going to take the bpa out, we're waiting for a timeline from them and waiting for them to replace bpa with something safer, taking that first step was huge, even more significant perhaps is the campaign for safe cosmetics which has been around for about 10 years saying that -- getting johnson & jn -- johnson saying we're going to get carcinogens first out of our baby products across the whole world and that's really significant because they found formaldehyde in baby's johnson shampoo a few years ago, they tested it a few yearser later and found that johnson & johnson has taken it out of their products in china and other countries but not in the united states, well, if you can do it in one country, why can't you do it in all of them, doesn't everybody deserve safer baby shampoo no matter where they live? that put a lot of pressure on them because the consumers s

in 2007-2008, everyone started talking about bpa in plastics, by 2009, bpa-free

we're exploring and policies are kind of moving forward more rapidly too so if we could knock down bpa, it would set a precedent for other laws and market based changes that could have a big domino effect on our exposures, especially to endocrine disrupting compounds, you go back to standard you may have used in college, i did when i didn't have any money was to soak the beans, it's way cheaper, avoids canned food exposure, also to go with frozen or fresh vegetables if you can rather than cans, to choose stainless steel water bottles and other alternatives for baby bottles if you have young children and to change markets and to change laws because we know there are a lot of inequities that shapes who has access to healthy foods and fresh fruits,, we need to change some laws that these canned foods are safer, and more foods are available. we've gone into a can of corn, i don't know if you got that, we dove into this can of corn to talk about the bpa act, from representative ann marky from the house and senator from the senate, and this bans [inaudible] food and beverage containers, from

bpa is used in some plastic products.ining of some food and drink cans can even be found in thermals. those are the kind you get from a gas station or a restaurant atm. so according to the american academy of pediatrics there's a concern it could potentially harm infants and children still developing. >> it is an endocrine disruptor mimics estrogen but not in a pure way. >> now there are ways to avoid products with bsa -- bpa look for bottles and plastic cups with a label that reads bpa free. and if you have the products that contain bpa avoid heating them in the microwave, dishwasher or stove. heat may cause release of the bpa into food and drinks. >>> if you are looking for a fun way to exercises, you can consider dancing. whether you are 25 or 55, there are a number of different types of class that is you can take. some forms of dance like ballet are great for strength and flexibility while jazz or swing are better cardio, workouts. doctors recommend watching a class or talking to an instructor before signing up and ma

. >> why -- when you were talking about the cans and the bpa exposures, why did you just address beans? i'm assuming you mean any food or liquid in all cans? >> yes, it's all of them and i didn't mean to just address beans, that's why the recommendation is frozen or fresh vegetables, for instance, frozen and fresh fruits, we did a bunch of product testing and looked at also past product testing to see where are the highest levels of bpa in canned foods and it looks like they end up the most in kind of very complex foods like soup or, you know, the pasta dishes that i grew up in that came out of cans, those kinds of things that are salty and maybe also acidic and maybe also really fatty seemed to like suck the stuff up, so the highest levels were in those followed by i believe vegetables, my memory's a little rusty, especially if you're trying to pour your whole meal out of a can, that may be especially problem mat -- problematic, getting your things out of the soy boxes, or, you know, making a whole bunch of soup out of some fresh ingredients, freezing it in little glass containers, it

but infants and children are getting too much bpa from other sources. baby bottles and food containers made of plastic should never be heated unless they're bpa free. >> if you get your receipt, wash your hands in running warm water or running water before you touch your food, because it transfers and it absorbs through the skin. >> the best way to absorb bpa from the receipt is to say no if the cashier asks you if you want one. >>> with massive snowfall amounts last winter, looks we barely saw any. abc2 news cairch travers has more. >> reporter: government scientists said last year was the warmest. the average temperature 55.3 degrees. this is by no means the last record. >> reporter: the new year is bringing new milestones. chicago is famous for its snowy winters but today the windy city reached another day without at least a one earn snow. 2012 wasn't just warm. it was also extreme. tornadoes in the midwest, wildfires in the west. massive drought across much of the nation. in the northeast, superstorm sandy. the government study only looked at temper

>> 1,000 studies said bpa is safe for common use.ified and people say chemicals are scary. i will listen to what consumer activist organization says. there is no reason for it. john: what to the consumer rights groups have in it? >> money. they still fear. news sells. not just the organization but the mainstream media. john: the national resource defense council gave us the scare over the apples now have $185 million of assets we could get the bpa out of the baby products spinet that there is a chemical that is ngerous and we will look out for you that the chemicals are scary. they do not even meet their response. >> now it is banned? >> it generates a number of headlines in the public is scared to demand regulatory agency follow the problem. john: they said based on the preference of consumers did not reflect the concern for safety of bpa. >> the funny thing is many governments have certified the safety of bpa but with public pressure they bay and that all the same. john: this is bpa free. >> once i had children there are so many th

>> 1,000 studies said bpa is safe for common use.people say chemicals are scary. i will listen to what consumer activist organization says. there is no reason for it. john: what to the consumer rights groups have in it? >> money. they still fear. news sells. not just the organization but the mainstream media. john: the national resource defense council gave us the scare over the apples now have $185 million of assets we could get the bpa out of the baby products spinet that there is a chemical that is dangerous and we will look out for you that the chemicals are scary. they do not even meet their response. >> now it is banned? >> it generates a number of headlines in the public is scared to demand regulatory agency follow the problem. john: they said based on the preference of consumers did not reflect the concern for safety of bpa. >> the funny thing is many governments have certified the safety of bpa but with public pressure they bay and that all the same. john: this is bpa free. >> once i had children there are so many things i s

surveys show by age 6, nearly 92% of children have some trace of bpa in their urine. bpa exposure has already been linked to childhood obesity, hormone problems, and asthma. >>> researchers in boston have made a troubling discovery. doctors say about 4% of adolescents admit to planning or attempting suicide. they talked to nearly 6500 children and teenagers. most suicidal kids have already been diagnosed with a pre- existing mental condition and are receiving treatment. >>> if one d.c. lawmaker gets her way, healthy snacks could be coming to a vending machine near you according to the washington examiner. new legislation from ward 3 council woman mary chea would require all 4,000 vending machines in d.c. buildings to provide healthy snacks. >>> researchers at george washington university say new technology does not beat the old fashion version of exercise. a new study expird active video games -- compared active video games to physical education classes in school. children use more energy when it came to going to p.e. class. >>> your eyes are the key to being trusted.

to know exactly what's in it, what was organic and what wasn't and you know it's not going to have bpa, but you're right, it's all canned food. >> and then my second question, i just wanted to clarify something or bring it to your attention, a lot of us here today work for the administration in this building which is actually is a pump station still in use that uses diesel pumps to pump the water from the ocean so it's not just a fire house, it's also us being exposed to diesel exhaust, and so with you mentioned this gal, rachel, is she the person who's not here today, or when you were talking about the air quality, having your air quality tested, and the odd thing is now a different agency runs and maintains these pumps that are right beneath us now so it gets kind of complicated, but i think i've been exposed, i worked at the airport for 11 years and then worked here, i have this exposure to diesel smell that you don't notice it here, i do notice it frequently, and so when you mention this gal rachel. >> so, just before this, we had a meeting because we're working on hopefully buildi

the fda banned the use of bpa in baby bottles last year.ompanies still use it in aluminum cans. >>> coming up, gift cards gone bad. the unpredictable things that can make your gift card void and what if anything you can do about it. consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains, in many case >>> not in my house but billions of dollars of gift cards go to waste after the holiday. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains in many cases, you need to use it before you lose it. >>> reporter: >> this piece i got in the early 1990s and i hope my daughter gets to wear this someday. >> reporter: her love for betsy johnson spans generations. >> this was my mom's. >> reporter: so when her husband gave her a betsy johnson gift card a couple of years ago, she was thrilled. >> it was a great gift. i was really excited but i wanted to wait a little while. >> reporter: she says she had a few pounds of baby weight she wanted to lose first but before she knew it, betsy filed bankruptcy and store employees told her the gift card was no good. >> gift car

the water or is the sun breaking down the plastic, what is getting leaked into the water, is it the bpa or other toxins? >> these are great questions and they're kind of the same answer in a way. heat and light can both make plastic break down, either alone or in connection, i lived for a long time in arizona that if you leave your water in the car, it's cooking and getting exposed to light, but either one of those can lead chemicals to leak into the plastic, with bpa, we know, for instance, that it's hundreds of times more is leaked in with high heat than with low heat, it's just the nature of plastics. but the chemicals in most food contacts like that and your water bottles are usually a number 1, the main chemical in most of those is usually relatively safe in the scheme of things, but then different companies will put different additives to give that plastic the property they want and so a study that came out in 2010 found that some of those additives can act like estrogen, so with the heat or with the uv light in particular, but even at room temperature, some of those additives tha

over the denial on august 14th, 2012 of the rear yard variance and the denial on september 5,2012 of bpa no. 2011/12/15, is0758. the appeal periods ended august [#24*-7b8g/], 2012 and separate 20th, 2012 respective and the jurisdiction requests were filed at the board office on october 31, 2012. the building permit application is to convert existing concrete slab into parking pad with new gate and curb cut. mr. pashelinsky, please step forward you have six minutes. >> i don't think i'll need six minutes. it's very simple. i am bill pashelinsky the project architect and we're not here to review the worthiness or lack of worthiness of the parking pad. we applied for a variance and unfortunately due to a number of circumstances near mr. murphy or i or any representative knew about the hearing, didn't attend and pro forma, as i understand, it it got turned down. i originally applied for the variance mix. i was called by the -- well, i was told by the planner, mr. adrian putra that he had a couple of issues. i reported that back to my client and my client at that point hired a specialist/cons

bottlesconditioned foods are products you come in contact with on a daily base nice but many contain bpa be harmful to infants. we will have tips to avoid buying things containing the chemical. >> a local teacher combines love for art and ravens to benefit her student. how this stroke of a paintbrush is making a huge delivrance. difference. >>> you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >>> when your kid is gets on the bus you want to note driver is obeying the law. thanks to an abc2 news investigation, city leaders are stepping in to try to make sure they

the use of bpa and starbucks stopped using bug powder for ground up smoothies.companies to change products instead of relying on government scientists. >> you have the ability to reach out to all different bloggers and social networks to carry the message. >> gatorade said while they prompted the change, they had completed extensive taste tests. either way they are looking forward to having the favorite sports drink again. >> i didn't expect all the attention to be brought to it, but i'm grateful for it. >> cavanaugh reached 200,000 signatures by the time they made the announcement on friday and tomorrow by the way, it is her birthday and she turns 16. how about that for a sweet 16 birthday. >> she should be very, very proud indeed. thanks very much. happening now, a bipartisan breakthrough. senators unveil a new breakthrough, but will congress pass it? heading the te aleves. about the 2016 race for the white house. a medical shoerk with israel's former prime minister, airline yell sharon after seven years in a coma. sanjay gupta is standing by. a surprise in th

people out there like my wife who can't stand this has bpa in it every time touching it and getting chemicalsnds. why not. >> i stopped licking them for that exact reason. >> started losing his hair. as p if you missed any of these ngs find me on twitter at clayton morris. i would be happy to answer any questions. on sunday i'm flying out to the consumer electronics show in las vegas. i will be live from there for the weak. biggest consumer electronics show in the world. all the new gages. "fox & friends" throughout the week. tweet me at clayton morris, i will try get photos of the things you are interested in. >> all your stuff is great. do you have an app. or gadget that makes the coffee into a coffee cup then? >> i'm working on it and also an app. that just makes you lose weight without doing any work at all. >> call me when you get that. >> thanks so much, guys. that is great. hollywood support of president obama is paying off. wait until you hear what tinseltown is getting in the fiscal cliff deal. plus, a newspaper published the names and addresses of gun owners. are they putting the pu

i am sure someone in bpa has a good reason for it. i cannot imagine what it might be.which brings me to run for political questions during a lot of people do not realize that gas drilling, fracking is regulated at the state level -- questions. , lot of people do not realize that gas drilling, fracking is regulated at the state level. the geology is different from place to place. you probably need different rules in the marcel shell in pennsylvania -- marcel shale in pennsylvania then you need and north dakota. the monster under the bed is the epa is going to come out and federalize this, which basically means the end. >> you're exactly right. to graphically, geologically, there is a whole lot of reasons that it should be done at state level -- geographically, geologically, there is a new poll lot of reasons that it should be done at state level. -- whole lot of reasons w hy it why it should be done at the state level. we need to continue state regulation. >> do you think the obama administration will get more aggressive about this in the second term? >> we were fearful