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The Curious Bag
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<h4 class="dechead">On One Hand: Dangers to Infants
A 2008 report from the National Toxicology Program's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction concerned bisphenol A (BPA) present in some plastics. The report cited "some concern" for effects of BPA on the "brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and children at current exposures."
On the Other: Convenience and Indecision at the FDA
Plastic is inexpensive, convenient and breakage-resistant. BPA off-gasses only in polycarbonate plastics when heated. Manufacturers pledged to quit using it in baby bottles in 2009. In August 2008 the FDA and EPA asserted that levels of BPA in American diets did not warrant forbidding its use.
Bottom Line
The U.S. FDA is reconsidering BPA usage in baby bottles but the substance is banned in Canada. The NTP CERHR of the National Institutes Health raised concerns regarding its use in products used by infants and children. As of March 2009, only a few manufacturers had withdrawn it from their products.
Source:
National Public Radio: FDA Misses Deadline on BPA Risk Assessment
Resource:
Scientific American: Plastic (Not) Fantastic
BPA Voluntarily Banned From Baby Bottles
Greenerpenny: BPA-free Sport and Baby Bottle list 2009
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