Bisphenol A
From the Washington Post: "Despite more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that have raised health concerns about a chemical compound that is central to the multibillion-dollar plastics industry, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe largely because of two studies, both funded by an industry trade group."
The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Institutes of Health (and in turn part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), issued several interesting reports on Bisphenol A (BPA) this month. The NTP issued a Draft Brief on Bisphenol A summarizing current issues with BPA. The NTP also issued a lengthy, 417-page interim draft report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of Bisphenol A. The latter report came about through meetings of a panel of independent experts.
Sources: Layton, L. (28 April 2008). "Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned: Congress Examines Role Of Industry in Regulation." Washington Post. A01.
Akimoff, T.A. (28 April 2008). "Plastic baby bottles under scrutiny." Missoulian. A1.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Institutes of Health (and in turn part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), issued several interesting reports on Bisphenol A (BPA) this month. The NTP issued a Draft Brief on Bisphenol A summarizing current issues with BPA. The NTP also issued a lengthy, 417-page interim draft report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of Bisphenol A. The latter report came about through meetings of a panel of independent experts.
Sources: Layton, L. (28 April 2008). "Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned: Congress Examines Role Of Industry in Regulation." Washington Post. A01.
Akimoff, T.A. (28 April 2008). "Plastic baby bottles under scrutiny." Missoulian. A1.
posted by J. Burroughs at 10:40 AM
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It's crazy to think that all this time we have been exposed to BPA but until this recent spur in interest over it, it was brushed under the rug. Our lives are consumed by BPA. It is in fillings in our teeth, it lines the metal in our canned foods, and in our plastic food containers. It is scary to know that BPA is found in most baby bottles and sippy cups. There are many new companies coming out with BPA free bottles though. As far as plastic drinking bottles for adults go, Camelbak has always been BPA free and Nalgene and REI are coming out with a BPA-free lines, too. Also, you can identify plastics containing BPA because they are marked with the recycling code #7.
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