Final Report on BPA Safety Released
Following the draft report this spring, several large retail chain stores promised to stop selling baby bottles made with BPA by next year. The Canadian government has moved to label BPA as a dangerous chemical and ban its use in some instances. Stores reported that it was difficult to keep glass baby bottles and BPA-free plastic baby bottles in stock because parents rushed to switch to BPA-free products for their children.
Though most of the concerns from the draft report are similar to those in the final report, one interesting change was made regarding the link between BPA and early onset of puberty. While the draft report indicated there was "some concern" that BPA could cause early puberty in girls, the final report downgrades that to say there is only "minimal concern" on that issue.
Though the group says risks from BPA cannot be ruled out, in a recent AP article, the report's director, Michael Shelby, said it's too soon to recommend changes to what consumers buy and eat.
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