Is your baby drinking bisphenol A?
Published: 23 March 2006
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Cancer link & plastic packaging, Hormonal Changes, Packaging CONCERNS
According to the Malaysian Sun, if your baby is drinking out of a plastic bottle, he or she is likely drinking more than just the beverage contained inside the bottle. The article reports that “these bottles are coated with Bisphenol-A, an industrial chemical that can mimic the estrogen hormone and hence it is classified as an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC).” The article continues with, “When hot milk is poured into the bottle, Bisphenol-A leaches out and contaminates the milk.”
Further, the article asserts, “Unknown to you, your baby is in fact drinking milk plus Bisphenol-A, which causes reproductive abnormalities such as deformed and defective sex organs, reduced sperm count and early puberty a syndrome called ‘teens before their age.’”