Brazilian breaks record for surfing on longest board

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian surfer broke his own record after riding a wave on an extra-long 30-foot (9.16-metre) surfboard for
over ten seconds.

Lawmakers to seek ban on BPA

Federal and state lawmakers said Monday they would work to ban bisphenol A from food and beverage containers after a Journal Sentinel analysis found that even plastic products billed as “microwave safe” released toxic doses of the chemical when heated.

Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said he will re-introduce a bill in Congress in January to ban BPA from food and beverage containers, citing the newspaper’s analysis. To read Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger of the Journal Sentinel’s full story, click HERE.

BPA leaches from “safe” products

Products marketed for infants or billed as “microwave safe” release toxic doses of the chemical bisphenol A when heated, an analysis by the Journal Sentinel has found. Click HERE to learn more.