In April, Maryland became the fifth state to ban the use of BPA in children s products. Signed into law on April 13, this latest state regulation is just another casualty in the war against BPA launched by agenda-driven organizations like the Environmental Working Group (EWG).

ACSH is proud to announce once again that the fruits of our labor in tackling junk science taste sweeter than ever.

Various media outlets are reporting on groups in several localities pushing for stricter bans on BPA, including the Breast Cancer Fund.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) (aka: the “Food Police”) is threatening to sue McDonald’s for including toys with their Happy Meals, citing supposed violations to consumer protections laws in a number of states. CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson claims that the marketing of toys with fast food is illegal in these states.

A recently published study further substantiates the safety of cell phone use amid widespread rumors that they can cause cancer in children living near cell phone towers.

Not to toot our own horn, but ACSH's media coverage has been so prolific that we somehow missed sharing these recent mentions with you. Last week, the Financial Post’s Junk Science Week featured expert opinions by ACSH’s Dr. Gilbert Ross and Dr. Elizabeth Whelan and identified ACSH as “the best source of useful and objective science on food and health.”

Starting July 1, people who buy cigarettes in New York will have to fork over an extra $1.60 per cigarette pack in state taxes according to a new law passed yesterday by the Legislature. This will bring the total cost of cigarettes to approximately $12.00 a pack.

ACSH staffers were pleased to learn the FDA has approved a new HIV combination assay that allows earlier detection of HIV and AIDS. Current HIV tests have a “window period” of two to eight weeks during which time a newly-infected person can test negative for the disease. Abbot Laboratories’ new test cuts seven to 20 days from that window period.

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of a federal appeals court that had prohibited Monsanto Co. from selling alfalfa seeds genetically modified to resist the weed killer Roundup.

ACSH's Jeff Stier contributed an op-ed in yesterday’s Townhall criticizing a New York City-based journalism group, The Deadline Society, for honoring Charles Duhigg, a New York Times reporter who received the award for his series “Toxic Waters.”