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News You Can Use: How Can I
Avoid BPA?
Resources to Help Parents
Navigate Potentially Dangerous
Baby Products
A dozen of the leading environmental
groups in the country have published the results of a study
which says the vast majority of plastic baby bottles might
pose a significant health risk, because they contain
bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical linked to obesity, cancer and
other conditions in animal experiments.
Read more about BPA and other potentially dangerous
chemicals here.
The 20-page study, "Baby's Toxic Bottle," came from the University of
Missouri, with funding from environmental groups. Today,
many of those groups demand that manufacturers stop using
BPA in baby bottles and other food containers.
Click here for a peer-reviewed paper which says BPA is not a
concern for parents.
Click here for a guide on how to find a plastic-free baby
bottle.
But critics argue that the study has not been peer reviewed
or published in a scientific journal, and the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration has said that food coming in contact
with the chemical is safe, even in baby feeding bottles.
Though the study is still controversial, recent toy and food
recalls have left many Americans on edge. Parents looking to
steer clear of plastic-free baby bottles may want to consult
resources that help them avoid the potentially dangerous
chemicals.
Click here to read about some parents who are playing it
safe with glass bottles.
Some say the jury is still out on the risk of BPA.
Click here for some tips on how you can avoid ingesting BPA.
The jury is still out on whether there's a health risk
from bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical that leaches from plastic
baby bottles, food/beverage cans, and many other products.
Industry uses more than 6 billion pounds of BPA every year
to make the resins that line food cans and the polycarbonate
plastics used to make baby bottles and many, many other
products. The CDC says that 95% of us carry measurable
amounts of BPA in our blood.
Some scientists say there's reason to worry. They note that
BPA acts like the sex hormone estrogen -- indeed, BPA was
originally developed as a chemical estrogen. These
researchers worry that BPA is behind hormone-linked trends
in human health such as increased abnormal penis development
in males, earlier sexual development in females, increases
in neurodevelopmental diseases such as ADHD and autism,
increased child obesity, decreased sperm count, and more
breast and prostate cancers.
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