Bisphenol A and Chemical Cocktails linked to Breast Cancer
Published: 20 October 2006
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Cancer link & plastic packaging, Packaging CONCERNS
According to the Daily Mail (a Britain-based news publication), scientists recently warned that chemicals found in pesticides, cosmetics and plastics may be to blame for gender-bending as well as increased cancer rates. According to the article, experts are beginning to fear that these chemicals may have the “power to trigger the cancer which claims the lives of more than 1,000 British women a month.” The article further explains that breast cancer rates in the UK continue to rise, and scientists allegedly believe that bisphenol A, a chemical used in plastics container manufacturing, may be to blame.