News tagged with 'Bisphenol A'

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will devote $30 million over two years to study the safety of bisphenol A, an estrogen-like chemical used in many plastics including baby bottles.

In this Harvard study, 77 students drank cold water from stainless steel bottles made without BPA.  The following week they drank water from plastic bottles made from BPA, a plasticizer, and a 69 percent increase in the chemical was found in their urine. This study confirms for the first time the endocrine disruptor leaches into humans. 

Six baby bottle manufacturers will voluntarily agree to take BPA out of their bottles. The plastic component, know to disrupt the endocrine system in children, has been under increasing pressure from lawsuits, consumers and three state Attorneys General. 

Bisphenol A, a plastic component that mimics the hormone, estrogen, and may cause cancer, is found in many non-food sources, this study finds.  And instead of quickly passing throughthe body, as previously thought, may linger in fat cells. 

A newly released report finds some bottled waters are “no different than that of tap water.” Pain medication, fertilizer residue and other various chemicals were found in some major brands of bottled water.

Dr. Martin Philbert heads an FDA expert panel about to make a pivotal ruling about the safety of the bisphenol A- the plasticizer found in baby bottles and consumer products. The FDA and Congress is looking into why he failed to disclose a $5 million donation from industry.

Not waiting for the FDA to take any action on the plastic component BPA, three state Attorneys General have sent urgent letters to 11 manufacturers telling them to get the BPA out now. Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor that may affect children and adults.

A second report on the chemical used in plastic, Bisphenol A, says there is some concern about the exposure to infants and children. Thought to be an endocrine disruptor with a link to health problems, many consumers are already forcing manufacturers to turn to alternatives to plastics and resins and away from the six billion pounds of BPA produced a year.