Managing data across different software platforms is time-consuming and stressful. Now you can manage the complete supporter journey through one system, from the first enquiry to life-long advocate. White Fuse is an integrated website, fundraising and membership platform for charities, nonprofits, associations and membership organisations. White Fuse helps you master your communications, raise more money online and grow your membership community.
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Pros: The White Fuse platform is clean, intuitive and a pleasure to use. Everything is set up to just work, so you don't need a lot of technical expertise to get started. White Fuse guided us through the process, helping us figure out which pages/sections we needed on our site, who our different audiences are and what should be our CTAs for each.
Because it is a managed solution, White Fuse takes care of the back end and ensures all security is up to date, which is a huge peace of mind for us, as we had previously suffered a massive data loss after our previous website's security was not properly maintained by the freelance developer who coded the site.
Our Account Manager has been excellent and is always on-hand to help us with any annoying questions I might have. He also helped us a lot when we were getting the site set up and built a lot of the pages for us once we had discussed the information architecture together. He had plenty of great insights into how we could make the site better throughout the process. He also keeps us informed of new features on the roadmap, some of which we are very excited by.
Cons: Because the platform is designed for those who don't have a great amount of time/expertise in website design, the options for customisability are on the more limited side, meaning various White Fuse sites can look quite similar in terms of the layout/design.
However, in the time we have been a customer, they have added a lot of new features and continue to do so, now that the platform is established.
Overall: White Fuse's software is a pleasure to use and they supported us through the process, and continue to provide ongoing support and new features, which mean we're continuously improving the website and the experience it provides to our service users and prospects. They have helped us to expand our reach and everyone who visits our site says tells us how great they think it looks!
Thanks for the glowing review Arash. It was a pleasure to work with you on the project.
We appreciated the various points of feedback you gave and we were really pleased to be able to bring some new features to the platform that you could start using.
We plan to keep adding customisation options without undermining the ease of use.
White Fuse is excellent in every way. Simple to use, fantastic features and impossible to get wrong.
Pros: White Fuse is brilliantly designed & is really user focused. I love that it has the needs of a small charity at its heart. I've used a number of different website building tools and even though I have years of design and computer experience, building a website is always a challenge. White Fuse takes all of the complications away and gives you the tools you need to build the perfect website. The website you get at the end really is perfect, it meets all the criteria for how to build a website.
I particularly love that it forces you to use consistent branding. It means I know for certain that the website will always fit the charity's brand. White Fuse makes Liberty Tea Rooms & Community Hub's website look & feel like a big charity's. Integrated giving & built-in ticket management are website tools it would be near impossible to get: not just at such a good price, but also so simple to use.
Since finding White Fuse I've been impressed every step of the way. The team are always at the end of an email or call answering my queries straight away. It's like having your own personal developers.
White Fuse is noticeably different because it's a social enterprise. LTR uses another piece of software built by a small company - White Fuse is being developed & improved much faster and with a greater focus on the users.
Thank you, White Fuse, for making it possible for LTR to have a fantastic, intuitive, "big charity website that's a win for everyone at a fraction of the cost.
Cons: I think a downside is having to wait for developments! But honestly, White Fuse is so good at taking on feedback and updating the software.
Specifically, integration with MailChimp would be fantastic. Users being able to set up their own fundraising pages with target donation amounts would be amazing.
Being able to track what the money has been donated towards is key for us. Especially at the beginning of building a charity we ran a number of campaigns to be able to purchase specific elements so it would be good to be able to track the giving in this way.
Overall: I needed to rebuild Liberty Tea Rooms' website. Finding White Fuse was an absolute God-send. White Fuse saved me so much time. Something that usually takes me 1-2 weeks took 3-4 days. White Fuse makes it possible for multiple users to keep the website up to date. Even better I can rest assured that other users, while being able to make the changes they want to, won't be able to break the website.
I really love White Fuse, and as I build my own company working for small charities I'll be recommending White Fuse as it's a brilliant piece of software that really opens doors for small charities. I think it is truly fantastic!
Thanks for such a great review Grace. We have tried hard to make the platform well designed and easy to use so it's encouraging to get such positive feedback. It's also good to know that you appreciate all the integrated fundraising functionality. Get in touch if you have any ideas for new features we can add in the future!
Pros: As a non tech person, I've found White Fuse websites really intuitive and easy to use. If I don't know how to do something, it's easy to find the answer I need on their help pages or by contacting them for support, and it's not complicated to add or change content. Working for a small charity with a limited budget, I appreciate the way we can have a professional and clear website with minimal effort on our part, and we've been pleased by the way it's enabled people to engage with us and support our work through donations and volunteering.
Cons: Sometimes there are things we'd like to do with our website that are a bit more bespoke to our needs. White Fuse are always responsive to the developments that their users would like to see and are always looking to innovate and improve things for everyone using their websites.
Overall: White Fuse are friendly, responsive and professional. Their products and support services are high quality and we value their ethos and commitment to shared learning and the organisations they work with. They regularly offer suggestions about how we could improve our website to meet our objectives and it's great that they're providing cost-effective and easy-to-use services for the charity sector.
Thanks for taking the time to review the White Fuse platform Emily! It's great to hear that the platform works well for Refugee Support Network. We always want to hear about your bespoke needs so feel free to get in touch with any ideas about new features that might be useful.
Pros: As a small charity with limited resources, it has been great to have a website that is professional and very straight-forward to use. White Fuse provide all the tools you need to easily add and edit content and you can also have multiple users who can update the website. If there is anything I can't do, they are always there to offer support and guidance over the phone or by email.
Cons: It can be limiting if there are bespoke features you would like for your website, however White Fuse are always open to feedback from users and developing new updates.
Overall: White Fuse have been extremely helpful and a pleasure to work with. The website is high quality, cost-effective and really intuitive to use.
Thanks for your review Alex! It's great to hear you find the platform easy to use and value our support. We hear you that the platform occasionally feels limiting. Please don't hesitate to get in touch when that happens so that we can consider your needs as we roll out new features.
Pros: The software is mostly intuitive, and it's basic deign makes it easy to navigate.
Cons: It is fairly limited in its function, although we do not have the need to add any 'bells and whistles' so at this time it is not an issue.
Overall: As the Marketing Officer, I joined the process with White Fuse media halfway through, so I cannot comment on the initial stages of the process.
However, since joining my company, I have worked with White Fuse to get the website up and running as quickly as possible and have found representative and his team to be helpful and efficient in doing so.
The team was quick to get back to me when I had any issues and were informative in terms of what content we should provide them with.
The only negative I would raise was the fact that I was mostly diverted to one of their documents on their website when I had an issue rather than them walking me through it themselves.
Although this still enabled me to finish the task, it meant the process was drawn out further for me, rather than them.
Thanks for your review Joshua. It's good to hear you found the software mostly intuitive and easy to navigate. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with ideas if you find that, as your needs develop, there is anything that would enhance the website but isn't currently possible. While we are keen to maintain the ease of use, we are always adding functionality so this kind of feedback is very helpful. We'll also take on board your feedback that a bit more hands on support, rather than just help documents, would have saved you some time.
Cons: the functions available through white fuse are more limited than through wordpress generally so we sometimes have to do things in a roundabout way.
Overall: We are a relatively small charity who use White Fuse to create and maintain our website. Overall they have been very good; although using White Fuse does limit the website functions a bit compared to just using word press, the easy of maintaining and updating on a day to day basis with White Fuse, and the fantastic customer support we always receive far outweigh any drawbacks.
Thanks for such a positive review Imogen - that's really encouraging! If you have any specific ideas on ways we can learn from Wordpress's flexibility without compromising on the simplicity and easy of use you love please let us know.
Pros: We used White Fuse for the design, build and support of our website. We love that our new website is easy to update and maintain. Even for people who are not particularly computer savvy, we find it very simple to upload new content and make changes. We also really enjoy working with White Fuse. They're very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.
Cons: The design of our website is a great improvement on our old one, but we sometimes find some elements of the core structure a bit restrictive.
Overall: White Fuse is great to work with. Their support team is very helpful whenever we have an issue or need help with anything. They also respond very quickly, which is great. They also regularly roll-out useful new features.
Thanks for the great review Lauren. We're glad you find the platform so easy to use.
As you know, we're always ready to listen to feedback and suggestions for future improvement.
Pros: It is very easy to use and has built-in help tool, which makes it very easier for new staff to pick up quickly. The website looks slick and impactful. Very pleased with the finished website and have had lots of positive feedback.
Cons: The only issue I've had is some of the WYSIWYG formatting/functionality doesn't work so well on one browser, but it works fine on other browsers.
Overall: We have used Whitefuse for the last few years and have always been impressed with the speed and quality of the support they offer, as well as the expert advice. Their tools, templates and resources were incredibly useful during the planning process. The website refresh was completed very quickly and without any issues. They are very good value for money as well.
Pros: The White Fuse CMS is easy to use and by the most part intuitive. The information provided in the 'Help' section is clearly explained and easy to follow. Whenever we had queries they were quickly responded to by the team with suggested time frames for resolution.
The advice given as we went on our journey to populating the website was incredibly useful and has meant we have created a website that the charity is really proud of, that showcases everything we do and that can be quickly and easily updated.
Cons: The White Fuse website was the right website for our charity.
Overall: White Fuse have been helpful and supportive all the way through the process. They have been professional and friendly from my first contact with them and I would recommend them to other charities who are looking to develop their website.
Pros: White Fuse offer a web platform for charities that is accessible even for those who have minimal experience of managing websites - without sacrificing functionality. Long before a new website is set up, the White Fuse team help their clients to think in a structured way about what their new website should do, and how this is best achieved. When the website is ready, White Fuse offer excellent customer support, and are gradually adding new features as time passes.
Cons: One or two elements of the White Fuse platform are comparatively under-developed - particularly the database tool. However, I don't think this will be the primary draw for many people considering the platform. Also, it's under ongoing development and may one day help us replace expensive, separate database software we currently use.
Overall: Cecily's Fund has ended up with a website that is more attractive, informative, and also easier to update than anything we have had previously. We can always be confident that the system will improve over time, and that any issues we encounter will be addressed quickly and efficiently by White Fuse. It has dramatically improved our digital communications.
Thanks Andy. Great to hear that you think the software has resulted in a dramatic improvement of your digital comms! We've noted that you still see some gaps in the database functionality and rest assured we have a bunch of database related updates and new features coming soon.
Less flexibility with graphics throughout website.
Colour distorts on banners - phasing to grey, it stops pictures popping.
Overall: Good customer service and support. Reliable and helpful.
Thanks for your review Jackie! It's great to hear that you think the platform is really good value. In relation to your specific criticism about banners having an automatic grey overlay to darken them we took your feedback on board and recently released an option to turn this off. I will drop you a personal message with instructions on how to do this. And if you have any other feedback please keep it coming!
Pros: The interface is very easy to use, the website template is also nice and tidy, our members have been very happy with it! Also, the customer service has been impeccable!
Thanks for the great review Marta. There are some tools for managing content that can be promoted to the homepage and it's easy to add new top-level tabs to the menu. I'll send you a personal email to help show you how to do it.
Pros: It's straightforward to use, the website layout is clear and attractive and navigation is easy.
Cons: There were times when I might have liked a little more control over things, but actually some of that was because there was another way to do things which I didn't know - once I'd worked it out it was fine.
Overall: Our website was extremely out of date and confusing to navigate. This new website allows us to show our organisation at its best, and is much easier for potential customers to use. Thank you!
Thanks for the great review Joanna, much appreciated.
Pros: The ease of the system is just perfect, it is easy to use and understand.
Cons: Sometimes you can be limited to creativity on the website.
Pros: It is very user friendly, but has a very professional look.
Overall: We have had different issues when uploading content etc, and they have always helped us out.


The Greensboro Radio Aeromodelers (GRAMS) Club is made up of people just like you. We may be standing on the ground but our minds and imaginations are in the air. We love aviation!
If you are new to the hobby, you are starting off in a great way—research. Learning to fly radio control (RC) aircraft successfully is best done with help from resources like hobby shops and websites. They will point you to the most important resource of all—an instructor. There is a reason the trainers used by the Air Force have two seats! Using an instructor minimizes crashes and maximizes your education. You will learn more and have a lot more fun.
If you are an experienced flyer coming from another club or site, we hope you will find our club a good fit. Our club is more than 50 years old. We have a young site and continue to develop it into a nice sport facility. Our club is full of helpful, friendly members. We fly a lot of different aircraft using glow, gas, and electric power. We are helicopter- and 3D-flight friendly, too. We have builders, sport and competition pilots, and everything in between. You will be among friends!
GRAMS' Club site is located among some neighbors, including a church. In order to keep the peace (and the field!), we do not allow any flying before 12:30pm on Sundays. Otherwise, flying activity is fairly open, including electric night flying. The field is in use nearly everyday, weather permitting. Check out the Club Rules on the website for more information.
The membership of GRAMS meets the second Saturday of each month at 12:00 Noon and food is involved! We communicate meeting info using email, letters, and the website.
GRAMS Dues are $50 annually. We offer discounted fees for family memberships and junior memberships. Contact an officer or see our website for more information about joining GRAMS. You must hold a current AMA license to fly at GRAMS.
To join GRAMS, click Join The Club in the left navigation panel. Download the documents in the New Member Packet and follow the instructions. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Vincent Daugherty, Club President, at vdawg13@hotmail.com or (785)209-0494.
To get this page in a printer-friendly PDF, click HERE. For directions to our field, click HERE. Come out and say hello, watch the fun, and start (or continue) your hobby with us today!
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Q: How to display the most recent file when the user is asked to input three filenames in Bash I'm trying to develop a shell script which asks the user to enter three filenames and then the script will output the most recent file that was created. However, every time I run my code, it automatically goes to the elseif section and displays "No filename found ....EXITING"
What mistake am I doing in my code?
read -p "Enter three filenames : $1 $2 $3 "
if [ -f "$1" ] && [ -f "$2" ] && [ -f "$3" ]
then
ls -t $read | head n1
else
echo "No filename found .......EXITING"
fi

A: To read into multiple variables, you have to specify the variable names:
read -rp "Enter three filenames: " f1 f2 f3

-r makes sure backslashes aren't interpreted in the input.
Now, instead of $1 etc., you use f1 and friends:
if [[ -f $f1 ]] && [[ -f $f2 ]] && [[ -f $f3 ]]; then

I've used the Bash-specific [[ ]] instead of [ ] here as it is more forgiving regarding quoting (and does it for us).
And finally, parsing ls is an antipattern. You could compare the files directly instead:
newest=$f1
[[ $f2 -nt $newest ]] && newest=$f2
[[ $f3 -nt $newest ]] && newest=$f3
printf '%s\n' "$newest"

All together:
read -rp "Enter three filenames: " f1 f2 f3
if [[ -f $f1 ]] && [[ -f $f2 ]] && [[ -f $f3 ]]; then
    newest=$f1
    [[ $f2 -nt $newest ]] && newest=$f2
    [[ $f3 -nt $newest ]] && newest=$f3
    printf '%s\n' "$newest"
else
    echo "No filename found" >&2
    exit 1
fi

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Rumours have emerged that ROJOR will release a 'Best of' album in time for Christmas.
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ROJOR will release a new video for single 'Only Luv Can Hurt'.
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has stated that he is not desperate to be Nigeria's president.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Benin on Tuesday, after visiting the Oba of Benin.
Atiku said: "What do you expect my critics to say. I can run as many times as I want. I am fit and qualified and I still have ideas to put this country on the right path. What is wrong in trying again and again.


The Rotary motto, "Service Above Self," conveys the humanitarian spirit of the Rotary Club of Tulsa and Rotary International's more than 1.2 million members. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful community and international service projects characterize Rotary worldwide.
With a mission of serving our community and those in need throughout the world while promoting high ethical standards, our Avenues of Service focus on Community, Youth, Vocational, International and Club Services.
Through more than 40 committees with varied levels of required commitment, every member has the opportunity to volunteer their time and talent where they can make the greatest impact.


If you need a DNA Testing in Staten Island, this is the process that you have to do.
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West Brom: The very latest on Matt Phillips
Albion and QPR have agreed a fee for the Scottish winger
West Bromwich Albion are expected to complete the signing of Matt Phillips in the next 24 hours, with the QPR heading to the Midlands today for a medical.
The two clubs have agreed a fee, thought to be £5 million including performance related add-ons, for the Scotland international.
Where the new recruit will rank in West Brom's most expensive signings
Phillips on the brink
Phillips still needs to complete a medical and to agree personal terms before the deal can be rubber-stamped.
It's not yet clear what length of contract the 25-year-old will be offered, but it's likely to be a three-year deal.
If the deal goes through, Phillips will become Albion's first permanent signing Tony Pulis brought Anders Lindegaard to the club on a free transfer from Manchester United on August 31 last year.
Matt Phillips of QPR
The West Brom players with the biggest points to prove - for different reasons
Phillips, who started his career with Wycombe, scored on his Premier League debut for Blackpool in September 2010, but his exciting performances were not enough to help the Tangerines beat the drop.
He switched to QPR in August 2013, for a fee reported to be £5 million, and scored 13 goals in 82 games for the Hoops.
Pulis is desperate to get Phillips on board before Albion fly out to Austria on Thursday for a pre-season training camp.
The trip will feature a high-profile friendly against French treble winners Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday, July 13.

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Are you a new nursing mother? Or maybe you already have children, This is a cute little necklace for your precious baby to hold onto and play with while you are nursing. Also a great distraction while you hold your baby so they do not pull on your hair or eyeglasses. The cost is only $15.00.


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BPA news, articles and information:
Study now links plastic chemical BPA to asthma
10/31/2016 - A well-known chemical component added to plastic containers, food cans, receipt paper, and various other consumer products has demonstrated yet another mode of toxicity, new research contends. Bisphenol-A (BPA), which has repeatedly been linked to endocrine disruption in humans, is now showing signs...
BPA chemical exposure linked to infertility, obesity, diabetes and neurological problems
10/17/2016 - Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, has been linked to a wide array of health problems, including infertility, diabetes, obesity and neurological problems, according to a scientific statement by the Endocrine Society. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals...
Plastic containers are poisoning you and your family
8/29/2016 - Plastic is everywhere nowadays. It is inextricably linked to the fate of our generation and future generations. For decades, different kinds of plastic have made our life so much easier. From food and water storage to building materials. We find it in our houses, children's toys, mobile phones, cars,...
The truth comes out: Even low doses of BPA can damage your reproductive health and nervous system
8/11/2016 - For years, the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) – commonly found in plastic bottles, can linings and other products – has been linked to a number of negative health consequences, and now a new study has indicated that even in small doses BPA can cause significant changes in metabolism as well...
Plasticizers linked to hormone disruption are found in majority of America's food products - organics included
6/23/2016 - As our fake plastic society progresses into the synthetic future, we are witnessing a perpetual dumbing down of the male leader and his brazen path into the future. Through media messages and herd mentality norms, the strength and character of a man is punished and the traditional family structure is...
BPA alternative present in plastic just as harmful to embryonic development and reproductive system in animal study
6/22/2016 - Over the years, a body of research has accumulated showing that bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to make certain plastics and resins, can impair the human endocrine system and lead to serious health complications. Unfortunately, BPA alternatives, like bisphenol S (BPS), aren't shaping up to be any...
BPA exposure programs unborn babies to have breast cancer later in life
6/8/2016 - Exposure to a common plastic chemical, bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb could increase the risk of breast cancer in women, reports a new study. Many states have banned BPA in baby and children products, and various manufacturers have removed the chemical from plastic water bottles and food containers....
It's not just in the meal, but the packaging: BPA toxicity in fast food packaging could lead to high rates of brain defects
5/4/2016 - A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that a group of chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastic and vinyl has been found to leach into fast food via the plastic containers they are packaged in. As reported by the UK's Daily Mail Online,...
Why pregnant women should be avoiding BPA
5/3/2016 - You've probably heard of the toxic chemical bisphenol A, and may already try to avoid it as much as you can. But if you are pregnant, you should especially up your efforts to stay clear of this hormone-disrupting chemical. BPA is a nearly ubiquitous industrial chemical used in everything from clear...
Could plastic give you type 1 diabetes? Doctor claims toxic BPA exposure gave him and his coworkers the disease
4/21/2016 - Bisphenol-A (BPA) – the hormone-disrupting chemical most notorious for its presence in plastic water bottles and food cans – may also cause autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, warns Nathan Ravi, a physician and former chemical engineer. Studies have found BPA in the bodies of...
Biotechnician turned doctor says he contracted Type-1 diabetes after handling BPA, a common plastics chemical
4/14/2016 - In the 1970s, Nathan Ravi was a chemical engineer for a Virginia biotechnology company. Ravi worked directly with bisphenol-A (BPA) long before the risks were publicized. He was in great physical condition all his young life, until age 28. That's when his health started spiraling out of control....
Senator Dianne Feinstein introduces bill to warn consumers about health effects of BPA food packaging
4/4/2016 - Finally, the health implications of bisphenol A, or BPA, are becoming well known as science continues to uncover its harmful array of side effects on humans. The industrial chemical is routinely used as a coating inside canned foods. Because it is also a synthetic estrogen, BPA mimics the body's sex...
Glyphosate, aluminum, and BPA - What we already know about autism traits - exposed symptom parallels, causation and correlation
2/25/2016 - Could sulfur be the key to saving autistic children from the toxic tragedy that's been besieged upon them? Could organic sulfur crystals actually REVERSE autism? This is to be carefully considered now. Sulfate deficiency has been specifically identified in the cerebral spinal fluid of autistic children...
Plastics chemical BPA increases blood pressure and heart disease risk
2/2/2016 - The ubiquitous chemical bisphenol A (BPA), most notably found in plastic bottles and food and beverage cans, may increase blood pressure and the risk of heart disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea and published in the...
Plastics chemicals BPA, BPS linked to altered brain development
1/14/2016 - Many plastic product manufacturers are starting to put "BPA-free" labels on their products. The plastic industry is slowly moving away from BPA, removing it from baby bottles and plastic food storage containers. This is progress, especially since BPA has been shown to worsen obesity, cancer and behavioral...
ConAgra to remove feminizing BPA chemicals from food cans
8/23/2015 - Food giant ConAgra has announced that all cans containing its products will now be free of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The change applies to all canned food products made in U.S. or Canadian factories after July 30. "In response to our consumers' desire for alternate coatings for the food...
Using hand sanitizer causes you to absorb 10,000% more emasculation chemicals that feminize men
7/15/2015 - Hand sanitizer causes the skin to absorb 100 times more of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri and published in the journal PLOS ONE. BPA exposure came from handling receipts printed on thermal paper, the...
Birth control pills and BPA are causing fish to become infertile, disrupting entire ecosystems
4/30/2015 - Two widespread industrial chemicals can cause infertility in fish down to at least the fourth generation: The plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and a key ingredient in human birth control pills, according to a study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published in the...
BPA exposure could make future generations infertile, science shows
4/26/2015 - The reproductive damage caused by exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) like bisphenol-A (BPA) may take several generations after initial exposure to become evident, according to new research out of Missouri. A team of biological scientists and toxicologists determined that, even when...
EU lowers safety limit for endocrine-disrupting chemical BPA
2/27/2015 - For the first time in nearly 10 years, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted a reassessment of the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), the plastics chemical that many a study has linked to endocrine disruption, behavioral disorders, heart disease and cancer. But rather than concur with this...
BPA plastics chemical causing sperm count decline
2/26/2015 - A recent study conducted by researchers from Washington State University substantiates earlier claims regarding the connection between endocrine mimickers, such as bisphenol A (BPA), and fertility complications in men and women, according to a report by the Press Association. Hormone disruptors,...
BPA alternative in plastics disrupts brain cell growth, triggers hyperactivity
1/28/2015 - In order to make plastics pliable and thermal receipt paper printable, certain chemicals have to be added to the mix that a growing body of research shows can damage the human endocrine system and cause other serious health damage. And some of the latest research on this subject warns that a popular...
Water bottles leach endocrine disrupters and carcinogens in warm temperatures
10/24/2014 - The results of a new study confirm what most already know regarding the dangers of drinking bottled water that's been left in the sun. Published in the September journal of Environmental Pollution, scientists warn against leaving plastic bottled water in any warm place, especially the car. The University...
BPA-free plastics typically contain similar unsafe plasticizer chemicals
8/20/2014 - BPA-free labels make a product look clean and healthy, but these products could potentially harbor similar plasticizer chemicals that also disrupt hormones and the endocrine system of the human body. The US Food and Drug Administration attempted to keep the public safe in 2012 by banning the sale...
Many BPA-free bottles contain a chemical that causes arrhythmia, hyperactivity and brain changes
8/9/2014 - A chemical found in many products labeled "BPA free" may produce many of the same health problems as the original chemical, including hyperactivity and cardiac arrhythmia, according to a pair of studies presented recently at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine...
Ban Poisonous Additives Act aims to replace BPA in food packaging with safer alternatives
7/10/2014 11:13:27 AM - U.S. Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has introduced new legislation that would phase out the use of the estrogen-like chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging, not just baby bottles and "sippy" cups. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the Ban Poisonous Additives...
BPA makes breast cancer tumors resistant to chemotherapy
7/2/2014 - The sudden diagnosis of cancer, the realization of its presence within, sends a cold paralysis through the mind, down the spine. The presence of cancer does not always mean that the end is imminent; instead, it can serve as an important message to the entire person, signaling for a new course in life. The...
Parents shocked to learn 'BPA-free' baby bottles are loaded with other estrogen mimickers: Born Free, Weil Baby, CamelBak and more
6/16/2014 - Baby bottles from AVENT, Born Free, Green to Grow, Evenflo and Weil Baby all emit high or very high levels of hormone-altering chemicals, says new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health. (1) "Many PC-replacement-products made from acrylic, polystyrene, polyethersulfone,...
Are you watering your garden with lead and BPA from your garden hose?
6/11/2014 - Most people probably don't think twice about it as they water their lawns or gardens. But the average garden hose is teeming with chemicals like lead and bisphenol A (BPA), according to new research, and these toxins could be making you and your family sick. The Ecology Center, a U.S.-based research...
BPA exposure during pregnancy raises miscarriage risk
5/19/2014 - The adverse reproductive effects of the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) have once again been demonstrated in the scientific literature. Researchers from Stanford University in California found that the more BPA circulating in a pregnant woman's bloodstream, the greater her chances of having a miscarriage. Among...
FDA study claiming BPA safety 'borders on scientific misconduct,' scientists say
4/21/2014 - Shielding from the public its true allegiances to Big Industry over the people has never been much of a concern at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where public policy is continually crafted in the interests of chemical and pharmaceutical corporations, with blatant disregard and even contempt...
High levels of BPA associated with prostate cancer: study
4/8/2014 - The human body's endocrine system and DNA are under constant attack from pollutants like bisphenol-A. Consumers take for granted what they eat from and what they drink out of. Bisphenol-A (BPA) can still be found in the lining of canned food and in plastic water bottles. For that reason, it's typically...
BPA-free: Replacing one nasty chemical for another
4/2/2014 - Bisphenol-A (BPA), the famous synthetic chemical compound most of us have been scared away from using, now has competition. We've all heard the term, and by now, many know to avoid this widely used hormone disrupter that mimics estrogen and has been linked to serious health challenges. From water bottles...
Papermaking waste could provide safer alternative to BPA
3/28/2014 - There have been many gender-bending and adverse health issues associated with BPA (bisphenol-A), an estrogen-mimicking molecule. It promotes a cascade of unhealthy biochemical activities that may lead to breast cancer, prostate cancer, obesity, diabetes, hyperactivity, neurological issues, low sperm...
Even low levels of BPA exposure significantly alters fetal development
3/24/2014 - Why is BPA being implicated in so many health articles and research studies being conducted lately? It's been used for decades in a boatload of consumer products, namely metal food and drink containers. Also, dental composites can contain BPA and release it with mercury, exposing adults and children...
Low exposure of chemicals in food packaging over the long term may pose health concerns
3/11/2014 - One aspect of continually eating foods packaged in plastics and other materials may be the prolonged low exposure of chemicals and other substances. A recent commentary published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health indicated that the substances in the packaging of many processed foods...
Exposure to chemicals could reduce sperm count
2/25/2014 - More reports detailing the damaging effects of exposure to chemicals have been released. Though important to both women and men, this particular finding is especially important to men. This includes their partners if they are wanting to start a family someday. While much has been made about overheating...
FDA releases flawed study proclaiming BPA to be safe at low doses
2/25/2014 - A poorly designed study with one obvious goal -- to cover up the health effects of exposure to the plastics chemical bisphenol A, or BPA -- is right now circulating the mainstream media with corresponding claims that BPA is completely safe for humans at current exposure levels, despite copious contradicting...
Low-dose exposure to BPA could increase prostate cancer risk
1/21/2014 - New, eye-opening research on the negative effects of BPA chemicals on prostate health is emerging. After assessing the study of BPA on human stem cells, one researcher, Heather Patisaul from North Carolina State University says, "Overall I think this is some of the strongest and most convincing evidence...
New study shows fetal BPA exposure increases risk of prostate cancer
1/13/2014 - A study conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago (released January 7th in the journal Endocrinology) has found that fetal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) greatly increases the risk of developing prostate cancer in humans. Gail Prins, a professor of physiology and lead author of the paper,...
Industry-connected scientist who pimped BPA and phthalates resigns from European Commision panel
10/22/2013 - Hundreds of independent scientists, who have NO financial ties to chemical industries, are cheering the recent resignation of EU Commission panel member Wolfgang Dekant. Why? Because Dekant is a blatant sellout for the chemical industry, an all-out advocate for endocrine disrupters like bisphenol...
BPA finally banned from baby bottles, only to be replaced by deadly BPS chemical
10/20/2013 - Now that almost every baby bottle manufacturer in the country has already voluntarily stopped using toxic bisphenol A (BPA) in its product formulations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally gotten around to issuing a formal ban on the chemical from baby bottles and children's drinking...
BPA found to promote breast cancer in new study
10/4/2013 - A study published in this month's Environmental Health Perspectives found that perinatal exposure to toxic bisphenol-A (BPA) is linked to breast cancer later in life. Although literally hundreds of studies have shown BPA is poisonous to human health, this groundbreaking study is the first to confirm...
BPA found to function as a malignant breast tissue carcinogen
9/17/2013 - Widespread claims that exposure to the ubiquitous plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) at common doses is generally harmless have been proven false, thanks to the findings of a new study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Researchers from Tufts University...
BPA isn't the only hormone disruptor: Beware hidden sources like flame retardant chemicals
9/16/2013 - Much of the focus in recent years on hormone disruptors in consumer products and the food supply has been directed at bisphenol-A (BPA), the hidden plastics chemical that was recently found in a peer-reviewed study to be present in the bloodstreams of virtually everyone. But a new study recently published...
Plastics chemical BPA could be making your children fat: Research
9/4/2013 - If you have a child with an ever-expanding waistline and are unsure of the cause, the answer could be hiding in the toys he plays with or the bottles she drinks from. New research published in the peer-reviewed journal, Pediatrics, suggests that both bisphenol-A (BPA), the infamously toxic plastics...
Fetal exposure to BPA has now reached 100 percent; Plastics chemical contaminating everyone
9/4/2013 - New research published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology completely debunks the government lie that the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is neither harmful nor persistent in humans at current exposure levels. Originating out of California, this latest assessment of fetal...
BPA causes devastating metabolic changes inside the body, study finds
7/17/2013 - The real threat from bisphenol-A (BPA), the nefarious plastics chemical linked to endocrine disruption, may have more to do with the substances produced when the chemical is metabolized by the body rather than with the actual chemical itself. A new study published in the journal PLoS One explains how...
BPA may cause 'low T' and other male reproductive health problems
7/16/2013 - According to a recent animal trial in the Journal of Biomedical Research, low doses of bisphenol A (BPA) may cause reduced testosterone production. After two weeks of regular oral BPA administration, adult male rats were found to have significantly lower sperm counts than controls. The BPA also appeared...
Banned PCBs, toxic chemicals still causing breast cancer years after being outlawed
7/11/2013 - Though it often takes an excessive amount of time for regulatory agencies to catch up with the latest science on chemical safety, a handful of noxious chemicals have been effectively banned over the years after being identified as serious threats to human health. But oftentimes the effects of these...
Hormone ravaging BPA also found to damage your teeth
7/1/2013 - Bisphenol-A, a chemical wreaking havoc on people's hormones, is also affecting teeth enamel development. A team of French researchers from Paris, led by Sylvie Babajko, have found out that rats exposed to daily Bisphenal-A develop a dental condition called, molar incisor hypomineralisation. This condition,...
Your teeth: The latest victim of toxic BPA exposure
6/27/2013 - There appears to be yet another toxic side effect associated with bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure: Tooth decay. A new study out of France recently published in the American Journal of Pathology (AJP) highlights how rats exposed to moderate doses of BPA throughout their formative years developed a condition...
FDA declares BPA exposure is safe! Don't worry about gender-bender chemicals
4/24/2013 - Despite countless scientific evidence explaining the dangers of Bisphenol-A (BPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refuses to ban this highly profitable industrial chemical. In their "current perspective on BPA" the FDA now states that the chemical is "safe" at the exposure level listed on current...
Dateline TV producer tests her own urine for BPA and chemicals after changing daily habits, finds shocking results
4/9/2013 - A recent investigative report by NBC Dateline producer Andrea Canning has revealed some shocking new details about the pervasive nature of chemicals in both everyday consumer products and the general food supply. As relayed by ElephantJournal.com, using conventional cleaning and sanitary products and...
Top ten ways humanity is being murdered in the name of 'evidence-based science' (#8 Plastics)
4/4/2013 - Plastics have long been heralded as a "scientific" breakthrough, and in many ways, plastics really are amazing materials. For cars, prosthetics, computers and industrial uses, plastics offer enormous advantages over other materials. But when it comes to health and food, plastics are devastatingly...
'BPA-free' not enough: Endocrine disruptors are in your food, too
3/22/2013 - Hormone-disrupting chemicals are so widely dispersed throughout the environment that even avoiding all plastics and other food containers made with BPA and similar chemicals may not be enough to protect you, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle Children's...
BPA exposure linked to asthma early on in kids
3/19/2013 - Early-age exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a component found in soup and other food can liners, and in some plastics, can increase the possibility of asthma in children. First to report this BPA-exposure and childhood-asthma connection are researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's...
The BPA challenge - Reduce exposure and detoxify in five days or fewer
3/18/2013 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of those modern toxins that is difficult to dodge. Found in an assortment of plastic food packaging, drink containers and even credit card receipts, it's impossible to completely avoid. And the general public is poisoned by BPA on a daily basis, completely unaware a powerful...
Certain organic foods not stored in plastic may still contain BPA, says study
3/10/2013 - Just because you buy organic and avoid storing your food in plastic containers does not necessarily mean that the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is no longer in your food. A recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has revealed that BPA and...
Chemical BPA linked to increase of childhood asthma
3/7/2013 - Here we go again. Yet another new study has linked the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) -- widely found in plastic products, food can liners and even food receipts -- to a serious health problem. Meanwhile, although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups last July,...
BPA is deadly to the developing brains of babies in utero, new study shows
3/1/2013 - Scientists from Duke University in North Carolina have identified yet another major threat to human health posed by the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). According to new research, babies exposed to BPA in utero, or during their developmental stages in the womb, could experience inhibited central...
BPA-free products still toxic, study finds
1/28/2013 - Products labeled "BPA free" may be just as toxic as those made with the increasingly shunned original chemical, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. BPA (bisphenol A) is an industrial chemical that...
BPA exposure predisposes children to kidney damage, heart disease
1/14/2013 - Childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with changes in the body that predispose people to heart and kidney disease later in life, according to a study conducted by researchers from New York University and published in the journal Kidney International. The findings follow...
BPA damages cell pathways; accumulates in fetal livers
1/3/2013 - Two recently published studies have added to the evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) is a highly toxic chemical that poses a serious risk to human health. BPA is an industrial chemical used in everything from food and beverage cans to CDs, thermal paper (like that used to make receipts), paper money,...
Canadian officials deny science, declare BPA chemical 'safe' after first claiming it to be 'toxic'
10/29/2012 - Keeping up with the latest science regarding chemical safety is apparently of little or no concern to the Canadian government, which recently declared the highly-toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) to be safe just two years after declaring it to be a toxin. In a report issued by Health Canada's...
BPA causes obesity in children, new study shows
9/25/2012 - Are the chemicals commonly found in thermal receipt paper, aluminum cans, and plastic containers causing your children to become overweight or obese? New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) seems to suggest this may be the case, having found that children with...
BPA causes changes to your brain, not just your body
9/19/2012 - Bisphenol A (BPA) has been a chemical item of great health concerns for the past few years. It's common in many plastics, including plastic food and beverage containers, inner epoxy linings of cans used for canned foods, thermal paper, and paper money. BPA leaches into the liquids and foods in those...
BPA tooth fillings linked to behavior disorders in children
8/2/2012 - Researchers have found a link between dental fillings made using bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, and behavior and emotional problems in children. Scientists from New England Research Institutes in Watertown, Mass., say the effects generally show up a few years later and they were generally small...
Worse than BPA? Toxic BPS chemical found hiding in receipts, recycled paper
7/17/2012 - Growing awareness about the prolific presence of the hormone disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) in plastics, receipt paper, money, and various other consumer products and materials has led to the widespread removal of this highly toxic chemical from many products in recent years. But bisphenol S (BPS), the...
Thanks to BPA and other chemicals the new age of puberty for girls is 10
4/9/2012 - Girls as young as 7 years old are now beginning to develop breasts and undergo other body changes that their mothers had not experienced until years later. The prime culprit for this new phenomena is bisphenol A, better known as simply BPA. BPA is a colorless solid chemical compound which has two...
FDA says fresh milk is dangerous, but chemical BPA is perfectly safe!
4/3/2012 - The FDA, the organization that conspired with California bureaucrats to attack raw milk distribution centers over the past two years, has just announced it will not ban BPA. The FDA says there isn't enough evidence of BPA being harmful to humans (that's a lie) and therefore it cannot be justifiably...
Toxic BPA levels increase by a shocking 1,200 percent after eating canned food
1/30/2012 - A Harvard study suggests that avoiding BPA packaging most of the time isn't enough to avoid its toxic side effects. Even a daily bowl of canned soup is enough to spike your BPA levels by more than 1,200 percent. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health studied levels of the chemical BPA...
BPA may cause arrhythmia, heart attacks in women
1/3/2012 - Bisphenol A overrides the natural heartbeat signal causing female heart cells to misfire, according to a recent study. Given how pervasive BPA is these days, this could mean heart problems, possibly even fatal ones, for millions of women. BPA is everywhere BPA is ubiquitous in the industrial world:...
Global food giants are moving away from BPA in packaging
1/1/2012 - Major food companies are starting to announce plans to remove the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from their packaging in response to growing consumer concern and the looming specter of new government regulations. Ninety percent of the U.S. residents test positive for BPA, a chemical...
Study finds connection between prenatal exposure to BPA and aggression during toddler years
12/1/2011 - Researchers from the Harvard University School of Public Health have made a disturbing new discovery about the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). It turns out that prenatal BPA exposure can spur aggressive and undesirable behaviors in girls after they are born and reach their toddler years. Published...
Eliminate and reverse BPA toxicity
10/27/2011 - There have been several obscure studies performed and written up that have discovered natural nutrients that fight BPA toxicity. Bisphenol-A (BPA) has become epidemic in our plastic reliant society. It not only affects our current population, but there is also evidence that it is passed on to newborns...
BPA may cause severe retardation in future generations
10/19/2011 - Researchers in Barcelona recently took a look at the effects of Bisphenol A (BPA) - a substance that's commonly used in plastics and is also unfortunately found in the blood of most humans on the planet - on ovaries. In doing so, they found the BPA dramatically alters the development of ovarian cells,...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure openly denies science by claiming BPA exposure has no connection to breast cancer, insists chemical is safe
10/11/2011 - The breast cancer research group Susan G. Komen for the Cure seems more interested in keeping its chemical industry donors happy than it is in actually finding a cure for breast cancer. A recent story in Mother Jones explains that, despite the more than 130 scientific studies that demonstrate a clear...
BPA levels in humans far higher than previously thought
10/9/2011 - New studies reveal that levels of BPA are massively higher in humans than previously assumed, causing major concern for what has been downplayed by the packaging industry as a false alarm. BPA, or Bisphenol-A, leaches into food from plastic packaging and from the linings of canned foods, causing...
How canned foods are poisoning us
10/9/2011 - The Breast Cancer Fund recently tested 12 brand name canned soup and pasta products and found bisphenol A, or BPA, in all of them. BPA is a hormone-mimicking toxin that also has recently been found to impact our DNA and to kill off female ovarian cells in a way that may cause Down Syndrome and fertility...
BPA exposure before birth linked to breast cancer
10/5/2011 - To many people interested in healthy living, the term BPA is nothing new. It stands for bisphenol A, an industrial chemical used in many hard plastic bottles and metal-based food and beverage cans since the 1960s. A known hormone disruptor, BPA is hard to avoid. But once you learn about its dangers,...
How food is being used as a weapon
8/17/2011 - When people begin to starve, instinctive primal triggers lead to a desire to do absolutely anything for food. Those with food, whether it is the government or a nearby family, will have complete power over others. Food could essentially be used as a weapon, thousands of times more powerful than money...
EPA finally considers investigating BPA
8/16/2011 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to launch an investigation into the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) after a number of highly-publicized studies have found that the estrogen-mimicking hormone is a threat to human health. According to the EPA's report on the subject, the environment...
Global hormonal disruption - BPA contamination now consuming world currencies
8/3/2011 - The endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been found in cans and plastic bottles, and it may even be hiding in the strangest of places -- your wallet. Previous studies have found traces of BPA on U.S. dollar bills, but new research has found that BPA is contaminating the entire global...
BPA plastics chemical found to feminize males
6/30/2011 - Don't worry, be happy. Just ignore the fact that countless researchers have warned time and time again that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA for short) is a major hormone disruptor and is a huge threat to human health. After all, we must all be safe because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would...
Are BPA alternatives potentially just as dangerous as Bisphenol-A?
5/24/2011 - The Atlantic recently posed the obvious but, as yet, unasked question: What is in the new BPA-free plastics that are now flooding the market, and how do we know they are safe? (http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/04/beyond-bpa-could-bpa-free-products-be-just-as-unsafe/237246/) Bisphenol...
Cash register receipts still poisoning us
5/7/2011 - Last August, ANH-USA filed a Citizen Petition with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to have the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) banned from thermal cash register receipts (www.anh-usa.org/anh%E2%80%93usa-files-petition-to-ban-bpa-in-cash-register-receipts). Cash register...
Plastics chemical in packaged foods linked to asthma in babies
5/6/2011 - BPA, also known as bisphenol-A, is a chemical compound often used in the production of a large variety of plastics. The widespread use of BPA has come under public scrutiny due to known connection to a host of health problems, including heart complications, cancer, neurological issues, diabetes and...
Drastically decrease your exposure to BPA by eating less packaged food
5/2/2011 - One of the best ways to avoid exposure to the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) might simply be to cut packaged foods from your diet, says a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Plastic bags, containers, cups, wraps, and other types of food packaging often contain...
Study: More than half of store receipts and nearly all money bills contain dangerously high levels of toxic BPA
3/27/2011 - Avoiding exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA), the endocrine-disrupting plastics chemical linked to reproductive problems and other serious health issues, means more than just drinking out of BPA-free bottles and limiting consumption of canned foods. A new study put out by the Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC)...
Understand what BPA is
3/10/2011 - Warnings against Bisphenol (BPA)-containing plastics are rampant. Most people understand that BPA should be avoided. But do people understand what BPA is? This article attempts to shed light on BPA. However, the information presented here is not all-inclusive and it is important to conduct your own...
Plastics chemical BPA reduces sperm health
1/31/2011 - Exposure to the ubiquitous industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has once again been linked to decreased sperm health, this time in humans, in a study conducted by researchers from Kaiser Permanente and published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. The findings are of particular concern because...
Human exposure to BPA grossly underestimated
12/30/2010 - People in the United States are probably exposed to levels of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) at levels far higher than previously believed, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. "Our...
Warning for future generations - Pre-natal BPA exposure may cause female infertility
12/21/2010 - The U.S. government is so concerned with health safety and hell-bent on supposedly protecting people from consuming certain natural foods (like raw milk), you can rest assured that Americans are not being exposed to well-documented chemical dangers in the food supply, right? Wrong. The chemical...
Study finds money contaminated with BPA
12/9/2010 - A new test conducted by the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families has revealed that the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is most likely lurking in your wallet. According to the findings, nearly every dollar bill tested in the multi-state analysis revealed BPA contamination,...
Corn-based ingredient could replace BPA in plastics
11/30/2010 - Oil and grain conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland has announced that the chemical isosorbide could function as a replacement for the embattled petroleum derivative bisphenol A (BPA). The company says it is the first to offer "renewable" (corn-based) isosorbide on such a large scale. BPA is a ubiquitous...
Europe to ban BPA in baby bottles in 2011
11/29/2010 - Beginning in March 2011, the European Union (EU) will outlaw the manufacture and sale of baby bottles and containers made with bisphenol-A (BPA), a plastics chemical linked to endocrine disruption, developmental disorders, and other illnesses. The decision came after a series of new studies were released...
Teens carry 30 percent more BPA than adults
11/18/2010 - Teenagers carry 30 percent more of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in their bodies than older adults, according to a study conducted by researchers from Statistics Canada. BPA is an industrial chemical used to make hard, clear plastics for water bottles and baby bottles, and resins to line food...
Study: BPA destroys sperm
11/16/2010 - Results from a five-year trial on the effects of bisphenol-A (BPA) in human males has revealed that the popular plastics chemical destroys sperm. One of the few BPA studies involving humans, the trial sheds more light on the obvious harm BPA causes on male reproduction, and the need to immediately remove...
Bisphenol A: Officially Declared a Toxic Substance in Canada
11/10/2010 - Canada just became the first country in the world to declare bisphenol A (BPA) to be a toxic substance that poses risks to human health and the environment. BPA is a synthetic chemical used to make plastic drinking bottles, baby bottles and storage containers as well as the lining of food and drink...
Canada Labels BPA as Toxic
11/8/2010 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is an estrogen-mimicking substance that has been linked to a number of crippling health conditions. It has been tied to obesity and fertility problems, and numerous studies have found that it may devastate human health in other ways. Canada has taken a large step in the fight against...
Even glass jars can contain BPA chemical due to lid lining
11/6/2010 - Bad news has emerged for those hoping to avoid exposure to the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) by canning their own vegetables: BPA can also be found lining the lids of canning jars. BPA is a synthetic chemical widely used in the manufacturing of hard, durable plastics (including in...
BPA found in virtually all canned foods
10/13/2010 - Bisphenol A (BPA), the endocrine-disrupting plastics compound that has garnered much attention for its prevalence in infant- and water bottles, is far more common in an even more widely used family of products: canned foods and beverages. Almost 100 percent of canned food and beverage products on...
BPA Found on Cash Register and ATM Receipts
10/12/2010 - Chemist John Warner learned about thermal- and pressure-sensitive papers while working for Polaroid years ago. A powdery coating that contains BPA, a dye and a solvent is laid onto one side of the paper. Then heat or pressure is applied causing the substances to merge, and the ink's color is released....
BPA found in canned foods, health risks for pregnant women
10/3/2010 - The hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is found in high levels in canned food, a coalition of environmental groups has warned, sparking warnings from some doctors that pregnant women should avoid such products. "Fresh fruits and vegetables may be more expensive, but I believe that the...
Think your exposure to BPA is minimal and harmless? Think again
9/30/2010 - Some recent reports about the dangers of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) insist that people not worry because overall exposure is limited, they say. But a new report published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives says otherwise, estimating that the average person is exposed to at...
Your dentist may be poisoning your children
9/8/2010 - A new study out of Harvard Medical School has found that much of the white resin material used in dental fillings and sealants contains dangerous levels of bisphenol A (BPA). According to the analysis, enzymes in saliva can break down the tainted dental material and extract BPA from it, exposing children...
Even tiny exposure to BPA turns offspring into genetic mutants
8/31/2010 - A recent study published online in the journal Biology of Reproduction further reveals the disruptive nature of bisphenol A (BPA) in gene expression. According to the data, pregnant mice exposed to BPA experience significant genetic changes in their fetal ovaries, indicating that the next generation...
BPA contamination found in 90 percent of soup cans
8/30/2010 - A product survey conducted by The Independent found that the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is used in 18 on the 20 top-selling canned food products in the United Kingdom. BPA is one of the most widely produced chemicals in the world. It is used to harden plastic in everything from infant and water...
Canada survey finds vast majority of people loaded with BPA
8/21/2010 - A recent report released by Statistics Canada, Canada's official statistical agency, has revealed that more than 90 percent of Canadians are contaminated with bisphenol-A (BPA), a toxic chemical compound used in many plastics and resins. The report is the first of its kind in Canada to verify the extent...
BPA plastics chemical now linked to asthma
7/1/2010 - The controversial chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), already linked to a wide array of health problems, may also increase the risk of asthma in children, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. BPA...
FDA reverses position on BPA in plastics, now admits concern over the chemical
6/17/2010 - Following its 2008 declaration that the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is a safe additive in food and beverage plastics, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received criticism from consumer advocacy groups and others for neglecting scientific evidence that indicated the contrary. The agency reluctantly...
BPA plastics chemical damages intestines, study shows
5/19/2010 - The widespread toxin bisphenol-A (BPA) damages the intestines and may lead to a painful condition known as leaky gut syndrome, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Agronomic Research researchers in Toulouse, France, and published in the Proceedings of the National...
Call for ban on BPA chemical in baby bottles
5/12/2010 - Seven leading scientists have sent a letter to the United Kingdom's Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, urging him to ban the use of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in products intended for use in feeding infants. "We urge you now to adopt a standpoint consistent with the approach...
More states move to ban BPA even while FDA does nothing
5/7/2010 - An increasing number of states are considering banning bisphenol-A (BPA) from food and drink containers in response to growing concerns that the chemical causes cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other serious illnesses. Despite disregard by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about its potential...
BPA hormone disruptor now contaminates Earth's oceans, scientists warn
4/13/2010 - Earlier this year, research linked bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics and a powerful hormone disrupter, to heart disease (https://www.naturalnews.com/027974_bisphenol_A_heart_disease.html). Now, in the March issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental...
BPA Has Not Gone Away
4/8/2010 - Most readers of NaturalNews are well aware of the health concerns around bisphenol A (BPA). Most parents know that everything their baby comes in contact with should be BPA-free. BPA has been linked to heart disease, sexual dysfunction, and more.1 Yet despite all of this, as well as concerns...
BPA Plastics and PBDEs Increase Concerns for Infertility
2/22/2010 - Infertility is not an easy issue for any couple to deal with. For some this miracle of life can become a daunting task, and a failure to conceive has been the cause of many separations. Research has shown that due to the increase of plastics being used infertility rates are on the rise. Recent research...
BPA Plastic Chemical Linked to Aggression, Hyperactivity in Toddlers
2/16/2010 - Prenatal exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) may increase aggressive behavior in toddler girls, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Researchers measured...
90 Percent of Cord Blood from U.S. Babies Tests Positive for BPA
1/28/2010 - For the first time in the history of its testing, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found bisphenol A (BPA) in the umbilical cord blood of American babies. Nine out of ten samples tested positive for the chemical, a shocking number when considering the laundry list of chronic illnesses that...
Despite FDA concern, American Chemistry Council insists Bisphenol A is safe for everyone
1/18/2010 - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has never met a chemical it didn't like. The organization is a chemical advocacy group whose members include all the largest chemical producers such as Monsanto, Bayer, Merck, Chevron, DuPont and many more. It's like a Who's Who of companies whose products pollute...
New study confirms bisphenol A found in plastic is linked to heart disease
1/18/2010 - According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the U.S. Various forms of the disease take the lives of over 80 million Americans a year. And while we've all heard about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease -- including smoking, being overweight,...
Study Verifies that BPA Causes Sexual Dysfunction in Men
12/15/2009 - A recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction has found that exposure to high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) is causing various reproductive and sexual problems in men. Funded by the federal government, the study revealed that BPA is detected in the urine of roughly 93% of the U.S. population,...
"BPA-free" foods found to contain BPA
12/8/2009 - A recent analysis of canned foods revealed that, across the board, the cans contained measurable levels of bisphenol A, also known as BPA, a toxin known to cause hormonal problems, sexual dysfunction, cancer, and other abnormalities. Even among products labeled "BPA-free", tests revealed levels of BPA...
BPA exposure causes erectile dysfunction and other male sexual problems
11/25/2009 - Big Pharma bombards consumers with ads for drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), the politically correct term for what used to be known as "impotence". Erectile dysfunction, the repeated inability to get or maintain an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse, is a problem affecting between 15...
Health Experts Increasingly Worried About BPA (Plastics Chemical)
11/13/2009 - The Endocrine Society has issued an official statement expressing concern over the health effects of the common industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is widely used to make plastics products hard and transparent, such as in water or baby bottles, and is also used to line cans of food or infant...
Prenatal exposure to BPA in plastics makes young girls aggressive
11/3/2009 - How's this for a B movie sci fi plot: evil scientists use chemicals to transform toddler girls into terrifying little monsters. Unfortunately, researchers have uncovered a real life scenario that has some serious similarities to this creepy fantasy. While there are no evil doing scientists or true monsters...
Drinking From Plastic Raises BPA Levels 70 percent
10/14/2009 - Drinking water from plastic bottles made with the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) increases urinary levels of the chemical by nearly 70 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from Harvard University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BPA, an industrial chemical that...
Scientists Around the World Condemn FDA for Declaring BPA is Safe
10/2/2009 - An international consortium of experts on the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has issued a statement condemning the FDA's insistence that the chemical is safe. "It is becoming undeniable that BPA is dangerous," said Laura Vandenberg of Tufts University. "The FDA's standard for safety is reasonable...
BPA Chemicals Found in Soda Cans
4/28/2009 - A test performed by Canada's national health regulatory agency, Health Canada, has turned up detectable levels of the hormone-disrupting compound bisphenol A (BPA) in 96 percent of canned soft drinks. BPA is an industrial chemical used to make plastics hard and transparent, as in water or baby bottles,...
Dentists Still Using Plastic Sealants, Despite BPA Toxicity
4/8/2009 - In spite of rising concern over the endocrine-disrupting effects of bisphenol-A (BPA), the chemical is still used in dental sealants that are strongly recommended by the American Dental Association. BPA is used in a wide variety of industrial applications, including in the making of compact discs,...
Reduce Exposure to Dangerous Bisphenol A
3/18/2009 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been used for years in the production of plastic and epoxy resins. The plastic it is used to produce is used for food and beverage containers, CDs, DVDs, sports equipment, cars, and thousands of other products. Epoxy resins are found in paint and in the lining...
Six Baby Bottle Manufacturers Quietly Agree to Remove Bisphenol-A (BPA) from Baby Bottles
3/9/2009 - After years of insisting Bisphenol-A (BPA) posed no threat to the health of babies, six larger manufacturers of baby bottles have announced they will stop shipping new baby bottles made with the chemical. No existing baby bottles are being recalled, however. Nor are they being taken off the shelves...
BPA Plastics Chemical Linked to Neurological Problems
3/9/2009 - In the first direct evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) can be harmful primates, the chemical was observed to produce neurological problems in monkeys, in a study conducted by researchers from Yale School of Medicine and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Our findings...
Consumer Backlash Now Forming Against BPA in Food Packaging
2/9/2009 - Consumers are becoming increasingly wary of the risks of the chemical known as bisphenol A (BPA), and are demanding that companies develop alternative products that do not contain the toxin. BPA is a chemical used to make plastics hard and transparent, such as in polycarbonate water or baby bottles,...
Only Two Companies in US Confirm Using BPA-Free Cans
12/19/2008 - Given these uncertain times, it makes sense to have a reserve food supply. Canned food not only provides long term storage and survives external contamination, but also provides a back up in the event of a food shortage. However, it turns out that most canned foods (even "USDA Organic") contain plastic...
Lead Researcher on BPA Study Accepts $5 Million
10/24/2008 - Charles Gelman, a retired manufacturer of syringes and medical filtration devices who considers Bisphenol A (BPA) to be "perfectly safe", gave $5 million to the research center headed by Martin Philbert, the chairman of a Food and Drug Administration panel about to rule on the chemical's safety. The...
FDA Conspired with Chemical Industry to Declare Bisphenol-A Harmless
10/24/2008 - The FDA has been caught red-handed conspiring with the chemical industry to conclude that Bisphenol-A, the plastics chemical, is harmless to human health. As revealed by the Environmental Working Group (see below), the FDA based its evaluation of BPA on a report authored by the American Chemistry Council...
Is BPA in Canned Pet Food Linings a Concern for Pets?
10/2/2008 - Bisphenol A or BPA is an ingredient used to make hard, clear plastics and is also found in the lining of many canned products including pet foods. BPA is known to seep into food or liquids. The FDA, in typical fashion has waffled on its stance regarding the safety of BPA but recently the National Toxicology...
Retailers Start Dropping Baby Bottles Made with BPA Chemical
9/24/2008 - Major retailers and manufacturers have begun pledging to stop using the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) following a ruling by the U.S. government's National Toxicology Program and a decision by the Canadian government to ban the chemical in baby bottles. BPA is an industrial chemical commonly used to...
Bisphenol A Plastics Chemical is Unsafe at Any Level, Says BPA Researcher
9/18/2008 - As Canada considers banning bisphenol A (BPA) in all infant products, a leading BPA researcher warns that even this unprecedented measure does not go far enough. "If it's hard and clear and doesn't say 'No BPA,' don't use it," said Frederick vom Saal of the University of Missouri-Columbia. BPA...
Research Links Plastics Containing Bisphenol A to Heart Disease and Diabetes
9/16/2008 - If you live in the U.S. and eat any packaged foods at all, you are probably also consuming the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA. Now, for the first time, scientists have made a startling discovery about the chemical that could help explain the epidemic of heart disease and diabetes in this country. Previous...
FDA Declares Bisphenol-A Plastics Chemical Safe Enough for Babies to Drink
8/28/2008 - In a move that surprised no one, the FDA has aligned itself with the chemical industry and declared that Bisphenol-A, a plastics chemical previously linked to neural defects, is safe enough for babies to drink! Echoing the profit-minded desires of the chemical companies that manufacture plastic products,...
Estrogen Mimicry of Bisphenol-A Threatens Human and Animal Health
3/17/2008 - Bisphenol-A could be making us fatter. Diet and too little exercise are the main culprits of what has been called the obesity epidemic, but the hormone mimicker bisphenol-A might be tipping the scales, so to speak. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is mainly found in polycarbonate plastic, which is labeled with...
Research Biased on Harmful Chemical BPA, New Report States
1/25/2008 - For decades, the federal government and chemical-makers have assured the public that the hormone-mimicking compound Bisphenol-A is safe. This chemical is found in baby bottles, aluminum cans and hundreds of other household products. But a recent investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has...
Do You Know What Your Baby Just Swallowed? Bisphenol A an Increasing Concern
9/21/2007 - You've probably done your research on the best formula available, carefully reviewed its list of ingredients, and studied all the nutrients from which your child will benefit. But you surely missed this unlisted item: Bisphenol A. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in the production of polycarbonates...
Bisphenol A chemical commonly found in canned soup and food storage plastics
8/9/2007 - Before you decide to chew on the cap of your water bottle because you're nervous, make sure the plastic you are chewing on isn't full of carcinogens and chemicals -- even though lobbyists for the plastics industry argue that any traces of the toxic substance bisphenol A are low and therefore, insubstantial. Bisphenol...
Canned foods found to contain dangerously high level of toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA)
4/2/2007 - A new study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group found the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in over 50 percent of the name-brand canned goods tested. In some cases, a single serving was enough to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels that were 200 times higher than the government's safe...
Born Free baby bottles win "Best New Infant Health Product" award at Natural Products Expo West 2007
3/20/2007 - The Born Free company (www.NewBornFree.com) has received the "Best New Infant Health Product" award from Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, following the Natural Products Expo West 2007 trade show in Anaheim, California. In this review, the Health Ranger offers a brief review of the Born Free company and...
Researcher calling for ban of plastics chemical says major chemical company tried to silence his report
12/5/2006 - University of Missouri, Columbia biological sciences professor Fred vom Saal is determined to show that plastics corporations are just as dangerous as tobacco companies, and reports that one major chemical company tried to persuade him to hold off on publishing his research to that effect. The primary...
Suspicion lingers over bisphenol A and breast cancer (press release)
10/13/2006 - Bisphenol A, a common industrial chemical claimed to speed the growth of human breast and ovarian cancers, retains its carcinogenic properties even after being modified by body processes, report Indiana University and University of California at Berkeley scientists in the Aug. 28th issue of Chemistry...
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Beatrice is an artist that carries you deep into the textured soundscapes of her cinematic bass music. A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and electronic producer from Melbourne, she has an artistic bipolarity and sophistication that weaves itself through every beat, bar and polyrhythm.
She creates compelling and intimate music with a gritty distorted edge that immediately strikes a chord with audiences and Beatrice has recently garnered industry attention with an invitation to attend the inaugural Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal in 2016, as well as participation in The Seed conference and two Arts Victoria grants to fund her premier release in the upcoming months.
Live on stage Beatrice transforms into electronic vocal lushness and a futuristic atmosphere of deep hip hop, subterranean bass and electrifying break beats. A recent addition to the Operatives roster and a rising performer on the Australian festival circuit she has performed at most major electronic festival from Rainbow Serpent to The Falls Festival to Let Them Eat Cake, as well as supported such artists as Eprom, Lapalux, Mark Pritchard, Opiou, Mad Zach and Om Unit. She is also the DJ for Australian rapper Joelistics of TZU fame and is one of the co-founders of new pop band 'Haiku Hands', who work with producers such as Hermitude, Jaytee Hazard and Lewis Can Cut.
For the past five years Beatrice has been a workshop facilitator and advocate for Indigenous woman's music throughout Australia. She is currently producing for and working with the Kardajala kirri-darra (Sand hill women) featuring songstress Eleanor Dixon, who are from Marlinja community in the Northern Territory. These ladies are the first all female band to perform at the Bush Bands Bash in August of this year and will be releasing their debut album early next year.
Back in her own studio, a space filled with vintage synths and samplers, stringed instruments and a myriad of curiosities, it's a rich bed to create themany electronic music incarnations that will see her "Move toward the Mountain" EP premier release this year.
What you get with this lady is sincerity, thoughtfulness, intense beauty, and perhaps, best of all music that should be at once pondered and cherished.
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Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Reviewed by Evelyn Miska
Mastodon is one of those progressive rock bands that takes a certain kind of person with a lot of patience to make it through their albums. Many of their albums, Crack the Skye included, are esoteric, lengthy and will be, for some listeners, tedious. If you want something easy to digest, this won't be the right album. The album takes a look at astral travel, wormholes and some of Stephen Hawking's theories, so it isn't difficult to see the highly cerebral aspect of Mastodon's latest release.
"Oblivion" is a strong opener for the album and does a good job of building slowly on the introduction which adds some suspense to the track. For those who might be unfamiliar with the band, it also gives a quick sense of the type of metal one is dealing with here. The vocals are easy to follow and don't get too growly which allows listeners to actually follow the narrative that has been established throughout the album. "Diviniations" continues this narrative and while the song has a faster feel and more intense sound, it clearly fits with the style established on the first track.
Part of the narrative takes the main character to Czarist Russia and this is one of the aspects of the album that will require intense focus from listeners. The track "The Czar" is almost 11 minutes long and builds very slowly. However, if one is patient, the track is quite interesting in how it is constructed and really does take listeners on a bit of a journey. However, for those with short attention spans, the song may seem too long and too tiring.
The album's title track has a nice opening with some interesting guitar work and a good build-up. One has to give credit to Mastodon for their technical skills which come through clearly on some of the guitar solos and instrumental sections. This track, unlike some of the others, does have more of a guttural sound on the vocals which adds a different dimension, though it sometimes can be a bit distracting from the intriguing instrumental aspects.
Crack the Skye is a highly intelligent album, but, unfortunately, that doesn't mean that it will appeal to a wide variety of listeners. Established Mastodon fans will have a good idea of what they're getting into, but for those newcomers to the progressive metal scene, this might be a bit much for beginners.
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This bizarre footage apparently shows a strange man-like creature walking slowly through the desert.
Filmed in Portugal the odd beast can be seen in this clip for a few seconds before disappearing behind a bush in the centre of the screen.
Some have said it could be a Chupacabra, a legendary Central and South American goat sucker with its first sightings in Puerto Rico.
A recent deep-sea expedition off the coast of California has revealed a rather unusual looking creature.
Discovered by the research vessel EV Nautilus, the peculiar purple cephalopod looks a bit like a cartoon character thanks to its large googly eyes which almost appear to be painted on.
A member of the Rossia pacifica (or stubby squid) species, the cute little creature was discovered around 900 meters under the sea by researchers using a remote-operated submersible vehicle.
Stubby squids can be typically found across the Northern Pacific and grow up to 11cm in length.
New data revealed by NASA has shown that global temperatures have been reaching record levels this year.
The new figures, which should put to bed once and for all the idea that man-made climate change is not a thing, have shown that July 2016 was actually the warmest month since records began.
"The scary thing is that we are moving into an era where it will be a surprise when each new month or year isn't one of the hottest on record," said climate scientist Chris Field.
NASA's records, which stretch back to 1880, show that July 2016 has now joined the likes of July 2011, July 2015, July 2009 and August 2014 as one of the five hottest months on record.
"The planet is getting warmer," said NASA chief climate scientist Gavin Schmidt.
How would you like to spend the night with the mummified remains of a long-dead relative?
What sounds like a scene from some schlocky horror flick is part of real life for a tribal leader in Wogi, a remote village in the Indonesian province of Papua.
Eli Mabel of the Dani tribe spends many nights in the hut where the mummy is kept to make sure nothing happens to it, he told Agence France-Presse.
In protecting the blackened mummy ― said to be the remains of an ancestor of his who ruled some 250 years ago ― Mabel aims to preserve the old Dani tradition of mummification, in which the bodies of venerated tribespeople were preserved with smoke after death.
"We must protect our culture, including the ceremonies for the mummy, the way we treat it, and maintain and fire for it," Mabel told AFP.
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Sarawak Report : Anak IGP jual Arms and Ammunitions! Conflict of Interest ma!
IGP's Company Is Flogging Guns In KL! MAJOR EXCLUSIVE
She could recommend us a Glock, suggested the assistant at Nilai Arms & Ammunition this week.
The KL company boasts online that it can offer the "best selection" of guns available, and we had explained we were looking for something suitable for our 'bodyguard'.
Niloh displays an array of weapons for sale, both of the sort used for hunting and of the sort that gangsters use to kill.
Lethal weapons – take your pick
As its name suggests, Nilai also sells "ammunition", something else that it elaborates on its website. "Out of ammo?" it advertises with a catchy American ring, "call NAA". Displayed are cartridges and deadly bullets.
Shotgun cartridges… as well as deadly bullets!
Need a permit?
In Malaysia, of course, the use and ownership of guns is highly restricted. In fact, as the site helpfully points out, you need to acquire a permit signed not only by your district police chief, but also the state police chief and indeed the national police chief (the IGP) as well.
It's quite a lot to organise.
However, Sarawak Report was drawn to Nilai arms by disgruntled people, who got in touch, because it has become a known thing, they said, that if you want to get that permit without excessive fuss and bother, then you had better go through this particular company to buy your weapon.
" Applicants for import / usage license, when they failed to get the permits, they will resort to appoint NAA, which will smooth the application" was how one person contacting Sarawak Report explained the situation.
Sarawak Report pulled the company records for Nilai Arms & Ammunition Sdn Bhd, which is registered in KL, and found some exceedingly interesting ownership details. The majority of the shares belong to a young woman, born in 1984.
Juwiza Binti Khalid is the second daughter of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Khalid Abu Bakar.
IGP's 32 year old daughter is the majority owner of the company, set up in 2012 just before Abu Bakar was appointed
Bigwigs in Malaysia are no strangers to conflict of interest, of course, but this example of it is surely one of the most breath-taking!
That the man who is supposedly in charge of keeping law and order on the streets, to which end a tight control over the issuing of gun permits means that only he can sign them off, actually owns a company that sells these weapons and can assist in "smoothing the application" for his signature, simply defies belief.
Office in KL
It would appear that Abu Bakar spends his day job catching dangerous criminals, only to go home to sign off lucrative permits to allow their weapons (sold by his own private company) to be made available on the streets.
As one KL observer remarked bitterly to Sarawak Report "the police have an interest in the town becoming more dangerous for middle class folk. It means they have to live in compounds and hire former police officers to be their bodyguards".
One can forgive the cynicism. Because Khalid stands to get richer the more dangerous the streets become and his retired colleagues will thank him for the increase in bodyguard positions!
This is why it is so supremely important that people in public positions avoid all such conflicts of interest, whether they hold the shares themselves or put them in the names of their young daughter.
When we started to press for further help and information on getting our Glock and permit the shop assistant gave us the phone number for her "boss", whom she told us was Haji Mohd Isa. He was the one to talk to.
Other shareholder is the village head from IGP's home town, born in the very same year!
The boss she was referring to, of course, is none other than the other shareholder in the company, Mohd Isa bin Hussein.
Mohd Isa is the village chief of Kampung Gebok, Mantin, Negeri Sembilan, the same region as Nilai.
Should we consider it a coincidence that IGP Khalid Abu Baker was born in Kg Gebok, Mantin, Negeri Sembilan in the same year of 1957 as this village chief?
One can only assume that these two village lads went to school together, were probably friends and went hunting together as well!
But we could not check because Mohd Isa wasn't picking up the phone.
The current IGP was appointed in May 2013, a year after he opened his company, and has proved extremely controversial, having focused his activities on persecuting civil rights activists and freedom of speech in line with the present government's priority in protecting the reputation of the Prime Minister.
No doubts about it
Khalid has opened a special five man unit to scour Tweets for 'seditious tendencies' and he arrested opposition MP on the steps of Parliament last month, for saying he had read a secret document that showed corruption at 1MDB.
He has also been condemned for supporting the unlawful shooting by a police officer of a 15 year old boy, shot 21 times by pursuing cops.
What's more, he remains together with the handpicked AG, the most important remaining champion of the current Prime Minister, who is drowning in evidence of corruption over 1MDB.
What chance there will be action taken therefore against this bit of business on the side by IGP Khaled Abu Bakar?
"A country that if free and clear of any governance and policing of money launderers is prone to become a handy trading hub for organised crime and terrorism and this is one example of what is happening on a very big scale in Malaysia" said Pascal Najadi, whose father was gunned down on the streets of KL by a hired assassin whom the police refused to prosecute in 2013.
Posted by STEADYAKU47 at Friday, April 22, 2016
Labels: daughter selling arms, IGP, Milai Arms and Ammunitions.