BGF: BPA Alternative Made From Lignin Could Be Greener
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 18:35
in Health & Medicine
Bisphenol A (BPA) is currently banned from baby bottles so the search is on for alternatives. Lignin, the compound that gives wood its strength, from waste in paper manufacturing could be ready for the market within five years, according to a paper at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. There is no evidence of harm due to BPA despite 50 years of common use but some critics allege it mimics the hormone estrogen and that it might be unsafe for young children and pregnant women in ways as yet undiscovered. Parents scared by the precautionary principle and the Dr. Oz show are not replacing it with a completely unknown alternative no matter how 'green' it claims to be, but alternatives are worthwhile research. read more