Plastic Bottles: Bisphenol A Of 'Some Concern' According To U.S. Government Report

Monday, September 8, 2008 - 10:35 in Health & Medicine

Current human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, is of "some concern" for effects on development of the prostate gland and brain and for behavioral effects in fetuses, infants and children, according to a final report released in the U.S. by the National Toxicology Program.

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