Panel Reviews Controversial Findings on BPA
Published: 21 January 2008
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a “controversial report on chemicals found in baby bottles and hundreds of other household products is under intense review by the National Toxicology Program after the agency was swamped with complaints that the authors were unduly influenced by the chemical industry.” The chemical in question is bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used as a hardening agent for plastic. Previously, the panel had downplayed the risks of BPA, finding “some concern for fetuses and small children but that adults had almost nothing to worry about.” Many scientists, many of whom have spent years studying the chemical, have found BPA to be harmful.