New Study Likely to Put Pressure on Health Canada to Control BPA Exposure
Published: 25 February 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Reproductive/Hormonal Changes, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
The “Toronto Globe and Mail” reports bisphenol A (BPA), the controversial chemical used to make plastic, lingers far longer in the bodies of babies who ingest it than in adults because they lack a crucial liver enzyme needed to break it down, according to researchers at the University of Guelph. The finding prompted one of the researchers to recommend that parents try to make sure their babies have no exposure to BPA, and that pregnant women minimize what they ingest to protect their developing fetuses. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, is likely to put further pressure on Health Canada to step up its efforts to control BPA, a synthetic compound that has raised concerns because it mimics estrogen.