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Bisphenol A (BPA) will continue to be a part of the US diet. Today the U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration rejected a petition to ban Bisphenol-A, or BPA, from food or drink packaging, reports Scott Pelley.

The chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, has become familiar in the past decade, notably to parents searching for BPA-free bottles for their infants.

BPA, a chemical commonly used in food and beverage can packaging, has been linked to hyperactive behavior in children, breast cancer among other diseases

Institute of Medicine found no link between breast cancer risk and cell phone radiation, BPA

A special Thanksgiving edition of HealthPop - Doctors discover that in the first hour after eating a big meal, you're ten times more likely to have a heart attack; Also, new tests reveal troubling levels of BPA in canned foods; And, a Japanese company develops a pair of undies that promise to help you lose weight.

A new study says that BPA exposure might make men less attractive to the opposite sex--if we're anything like deer mice. Which it turns out, we might be. BPA has already been linked to breast cancer, early puberty, and infertility.

When you measure BPA levels based on a lifetime of daily exposure, it turns out our bodies are full of the poisonous stuff. BPA is practically inescapable--it's found in soup cans, water bottles, store receipts, dental linings, plastic-packaged foods, and any number of other products. Canada has already declared that BPA is a toxic substance, and the stuff has been banned in baby bottles in Europe, China, and Canada, but we're still exposed to BPA constantly.

BPA , an estrogen-mimicking chemical found in food and drink can linings, adhesives, and many plastics, has been repeatedly linked to breast cancer, early puberty, infertility, and other health problems. The stuff is really bad for you.