Saturday, 26 January 2013

BPA substitute could spell trouble

Galveston TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2013



A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their merchandise, an organic compound called bisphenol A, had been linked by scientists to diabetes, asthma and cancer and altered prostate and neurological development.

The FDA and state legislatures were considering action to .....