FDA Called to Senate Committee Hearing on Potential Harmfulness of BPA
Published: 2 June 2008
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Cancer, Packaging CONCERNS, Studies/State & Federal Regulations
According to PBS’s “Bill Moyers Journal,” officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other government witnesses were called to a Senate Committee hearing on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in a variety of plastic products from baby sippy cups to eyeglasses. BPA allegedly leaches from food and beverage containers into the products contained. Studies on lab animals have shown BPA causes breast and testicular cancer, diabetes and hyperactivity.