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FDA: BPA in Plastic Bottles Isn t a Health Hazard

Posted on August 18, 2008

Bisphenol-A, a chemical that shows up in some baby bottles, food can linings and hard plastic water bottles, just got a vote of confidence from the FDA. A Massachusetts woman contemplates alternatives to baby bottles made from polycarbonate plastic. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole) FDA has concluded that an adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses, said an FDA draft assessment released Friday.Earlier this year, a draft report from another federal agency concluded that [T]he possibility that bisphenol A may alter human development cannot be dis...

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