| FDA Looks Again at Bisphenol A | 22 January 10 |
 US Food and Drug Administration officials pledged to study Bisphenol A (BPA) more closely. The US Department of Health and Human Services issued recommendations the same day that consumers throw away scratched cups and bottles with BPA because small amounts of the chemical can seep out."Recent reports show subtle effects of BPA in lab animals that has raised concerns," said William Corr, deputy secretary of Health and Human Services. His agency will spend $30 million to study the chemical's effect on young children. "We are taking a much closer look." The FDA had long declared BPA safe for adults and children. Now, according to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, BPA is of "some concern" for infants and children. Many manufacturers have voluntarily replaced BPA in products ranging from baby bottles to drinking water containers and some stores such as Wal-Mart have agreed to discontinue carrying some items. As of June 2009, Canada's federal government proposed regulations to prohibit the advertisement, sale and importation of polycarbonate plastic baby bottles that contain BPA. View January 15, 2010 Reuters articleView January 16, 2010 Common Dreams article View January 18, 2010 Oprah article View January 18, 2010 Environmental Defence Canada article Source: Common Dreams |
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