Last May I first wrote about Bisphenol A and the growing debate (more political than scientific) about the chemical’s safety. To refresh,
“BPA, in case you don’t remember, is an organic chemical compound found in many of the hard plastic containers we use on a day-to-day basis including water bottles, baby food containers (formerly now, we hope) and microwave food containers. The EPA is supposed to be regulating and reporting back to Congress on this issue, but I doubt that they have as yet done anything meaningful. Meanwhile, Laura Tarantino of the FDA released a statement contrary to the studies findings, “Right now, our tentative conclusion is that it’s safe, so we’re not recommending any change in habits.””
That was taken from my post last September, “More on Bisphenol A (BPA), related health concerns and why the FDA and EPA are not doing their job.” Well, the “debate” continues as the FDA and Congress have yet to put together anything concrete to stop the use of this potentially deadly chemical compound. Various agencies, states and industry groups have put together their own plans regarding BPA, but none of them are comprehensive or far-reaching enough. Expose has just updated the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s coverage on this issue with a 14-minute long epilogue to their original report last May. Here is the link to this video. Please watch it, as well as the original report if you haven’t seen it, which can be see in its entirety here. In addition, I have included in my prior two posts on BPA additional resources you can use to further educate yourself on the concerns regarding BPA and your health.
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