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FDA Misses Deadline On BPA Risk Assessment

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Dec. 1, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration has apparently decided to wait for more thorough science before deciding whether BPA poses a threat to consumers.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch