A recent study published by Harvard University shows how significant amounts of BPA enter into the human body when drinking from plastic bottles. The test subjects were asked to drink only from plastic bottles after a detox period of 3 days when drinking only from stainless steel. After a week of drinking from plastic bottles the subjects had urine samples with 69% more BPA than at the beginning of the week. This study adds to the growing list of evidence which demonstrates that significant amounts of BPA are seeping into liquids from plastic containers.
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Poland Springs is now under fire for its water bottles. Not the softer plastic that it uses in its individually sized water containers, but the jugs it uses for its commercial office water coolers. These jugs usually come in 3 or 5 gallon bottles and do contain the dangerous substance bisphenol A. Most eco-friendly offices have transitioned away from individual water to the larger water coolers. Many workers use Nalgene or other water containers (hopefully BPA free) to drink from the cooler. It should be noted that the American Chemistry Council, an industry group, continues to claim “there is a consensus” that BPA is safe to use.
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Congressional democrats have requested that the FDA ‘reconsider’ its decision to claim useage of BPA in hard plastics, like sippy cups and bottles for newborns, could lead to new governmental regulations against the plastics industry. As previously mentioned, this will effect numerous large corporations in a large way. The FDA previously said that BPA is safe at low levels, even for things like baby bottles.
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The Chicago city council recently approved a ban on all baby bottles containing BPA. This follows in the steps of the Minnesota state ban on all baby bottles containing the dangerous compound. Is it likely that Congress is next? Not sure, but it this time big business knows what’s coming. There will be no sneak attack ban in Washington without special interests having their say.
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Major users of BPA containers and products are gearing up for a huge push to ensure that they can still use BPA in their products. The Washington Post recently received private internal notes from a meeting where industry giants, frustrated with the public’s outrage over bisphenol A (BPA) sought to fight back. The meeting was held at the elite Cosmos Club just off Dupont Circle in DC. Discussions in the meeting included a plan to put forth a $500,000 public media campaign to combat the negative view of BPA. Most consumers, however, seem adamant in purchasing BPA sippy cups, bottles, and water containers.
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Dangers from BPA are not just included in the containers we choose to put our baby’s food into – bottles and sippy cups – but can also be part of the containers that processed baby formula comes in as well. Obviously, this only is a consideration if you’ve decided not to breast feed your newborn. Bisphenol-A in any format is especially dangerous to babies and may cause behavioral abnormalities and cancer. This is troublesome as millions of babies in the US take baby formula each year.
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Bisphenol A has largely been deemed as being hazardous to human health. Most mothers feel especially sensitive about offering the newbown baby or toddler his or her milk in cups and bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA). Suspicion of BPA being unhealthy is not new. This came up nearly 80 years ago in the 1930s. Now, in 2008, the US government has issued a variety of reports considering BPA unhealthy and most reputible producers have stopped making products with BPA in them. Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor. Even small doses of BPA seem to mimic your own hormones, which, alone can cause negative health effects. The overriding concern, however, is that long term low dose exposure to BPA could lead to chronic toxicity, not just in animals (where most studies have occurred), but also humans.
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