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Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic bottles and metal cans--how dangerous?(Report)

Publication: Child Health Alert
Publication Date: 01-MAY-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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On April 15, the federal government's National Toxicology Program issued a draft report stating that when rats were given low doses of a chemical called bisphenol-A (BPA), some of them developed precancerous tumors, problems of the urinary tract, and reached puberty early. While the report to...

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...was careful note that the animal studies provided only "limited evidence", it also pointed out that the possibility that BPA could affect human development "cannot be dismissed". This report created real anxiety in the public, because BPA is widely used...

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