Judge removes BPA from list of toxics

[greiner3]

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Well, at least I was, good at understanding what I'm reading and that may not be true today but with your "Sounds like Bisphenol-A got a bad rap." line it sure sounds as though you think BPA is a GOOD thing.

I actually read the story you linked to (see above).

I thought the next few quotes from that article are a good indication of what the article actually means;

"Along with 36 other researchers, led by vom Saal, the group analyzed hundreds of government-funded studies and found that 90 percent had concluded BPA was a health risk. It was the dozen or so industry-funded studies, vom Saal says, that failed to replicate other BPA research."

This is runs completely counter to the industry funded studies;

"...ac­­cording to a statement on www.bisphenol-a.org, the American Chemistry Council (which represents dozens of companies engaged in plastics man­u­fac­tur­ing), the toxicology of BPA is “well understood,” and “BPA exhibits toxic ef­­fects only at very high levels of exposure.” Current U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, based partly on these findings, set a safe daily exposure to BPA at 50 micrograms per kilogram of body weight.""

Now for the ways BPA can become toxic;

"...diet can alter responses to the chemical (BPA)."

and

" residual BPA can work itself free, especially when the plastic is heated, whether it’s a Nalgene bottle in the dishwasher, a food container in the microwave, or a test tube being sterilized in an autoclave."

"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found unmetabolized BPA in the urine of 93 percent of more than 2,500 human subjects. According to the National Toxicology Program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, BPA has also been detected in human blood and breast milk.

"..BPA (is not) like a traditional toxin...the toxicology of BPA is “well understood,” and “BPA exhibits toxic ef­­fects only at very high levels of exposure.” Current U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, based partly on these findings, set a safe daily exposure to BPA at 50 micrograms per kilogram of body weight."

I guess you are correct, BPA is getting SLAMMED!