Scientist Likens BPA to Cigarettes
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In the ever-ongoing battle over Bisphenol-A or BPA, Scientist Frederick vom Saal weighs in. The resistance to ban the use of BPA or at least label it by the manufacturers is not unlike tobacco company tactics. Vom Saal even goes as far as to say that companies that make BPA laden products will one day get "sued into the Stone Age."Vom Saal has been studying BPA and its effects since 1995. He has had his worked published many times over and has testified in front of congress. Over the past decade he has linked the ingestion of BPA with obesity, heart disease and cancer. Vom Saal is certain that the chemical is shortening lives.
BPA shows up in the oddest of places. It's not just found in baby bottles and sports bottles. It makes its way into food containers made of recycled paper. Carbonless receipts contain BPA and they end up in the recycle bin like everything else. The chemical can also be found lining the interior of canned goods.
There are already two bills, one in the house and one in the senate that look to ban BPA from the food supply. We'll just have to wait and see where the new administration takes us.
[via: Keep It Organic]
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